Morpeth

English

Etymology

Originally recorded in the Assize Rolls of Northumberland of 1256 as Morthpath, from morð pað, ”murder path”.

Proper noun

Morpeth

  1. A town and civil parish with a town council in and the administrative centre of Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NZ1985). [1]
  2. A community in Chatham-Kent municipality, Ontario, Canada, named after Lord Morpeth.
  3. A suburb of the City of Maitland, New South Wales, Australia, named after the Northumbrian town.

References

  1. ^ Parish map (England)
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