Morton in Babworth, depopulated in 1504. (1)
Investigations revealed no evidence to site this village save that an area at SK 6850 8004 is known by a few locals as "Chapel Hill". (2)
In DB as Mortune et alia Mortune, Nordermortune, Nortmortun. (3)
A network of cropmarks preserves the plan of former small fields near the deserted village of Morton in Babworth, shown on an estate map of 1757 belonging to the Mason family and now in NCRO. The village and small fields were surrounded by open fields of the usual type, bearing no relation to the brickwork plan fields. (4)
See SMR map, SK 68 SE and 67 NE.

Data Held: Aerial Photograph (Aerial photograph). SNT2645.

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<1> Beresford M, 1963, Lost Villages of England - 2nd edn, p 377 (Published document). SNT476.

<2> Harper FR, 1961, Pers Comm (Personal comment). SNT747.

<3> Gover, Mawer & Stenton, 1940, Place Names of Nottinghamshire, p 66 (Published document). SNT670.

<4> Riley DN, 1980, Early Landscapes from the Air, p 127 (Published document). SNT1197.

<5> Riley DN, Air photos (Aerial photograph). SNT1194.

Other Refs: 1541/31