East Morton
village in West Yorkshire, England, UK
East Morton is a village in the civil parish of Keighley, in the Bradford district, in the county of West Yorkshire, England. It lies 2 miles (3 km) north of Bingley and 2.5 miles (4 km) east of Keighley. The small hamlet of West Morton lies 1 mile (1.6 km) to the north west. The village has a population of 1,169 according to the 2011 census.
History
The place name Morton historically indicated a marsh or moor settlement. East and West Morton, together with Riddlesden and a large area of Rombalds Moor, formed the chapelry of Morton in the ancient parish of Bingley in the West Riding of Yorkshire. The chapelry became the parish of Morton by an act of Parliament in 1846, and in 1866 became a civil parish. The civil parish was abolished in 1938 and absorbed into the civil parish and municipal borough of Keighley, itself abolished in 1974 and absorbed into the City of Bradford Metropolitan District in the new county of West Yorkshire. The civil parish of Keighley, including East and West Morton, was reconstituted in 2002 with a town council.
Geography
East Morton is situated on the northern side of the Airedale valley.
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Maps, plans, fabric surveys and administrative records can establish how the site’s name, extent and function changed over time. The source revision retrieved here is dated May 26, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q5329747. Authority coordinates are 53.878, -1.854. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2011, 1846, 1866 and 1938.
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