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Morton Bagot is a small village in the Stratford-on-Avon district of Warwickshire, England. It lies about east of the Birmingham-Alcester road, the modern A435 and Roman Ryknild Street, north of Alcester, from Stratford upon Avon and 12 miles from Warwick, across the valley of a small brook, flowing south-east to join the River Arrow. A road from Oldberrow to Spernall runs north and south through the middle of the parish of Morton Bagot, Oldberrow and Spernall, past the church. The name means the settlement of the moor,〔Place Names in the Landscape, Margaret Gelling 1984 ISBN 0-460-04380-3〕 the Bagot element coming from the name of the lords of the Manor who added their name when they came into possession during the reign of Henry II.〔Warwickshire People and Places, John Burman 1936〕 The elevation varies from to , the highest point being at Bannum's Wood.There is no main village and there has been considerable depopulation here since the 18th century.〔(A History of the County of Warwick: Volume 3: Barlichway hundred (1945) )〕 In 2001 the whole parish had a population of 153. == History == Morton Bagot is recorded in the ''Domesday Book'' as part of the land of Robert De Stafford as follows " in Ferncombe Hundred, Hugh holds 2 hides in Mortone (Bagot). Land for 4 ploughs. In lordship 1; 2 slaves; 5 villagers and 5 smallholders with 2 ploughs. Meadow, 3 furlongs long and 6 perches wide; woodland ½ league long 1 furlong wide. The value was 30s; now 50s. Grimulf held it freely."〔Domesday Book for Warwickshire, Phillimore edited by John Morris ISBN 0-85033-141-2〕 Dugdale however states that it was part of the possessions of Waga of Wooton Wawen whose lands there were also given to de Stafford. Robert de Stafford was descended from the de Tonei family and had fought stoutly with Duke William against King Harold as a result he had this and other lands bestowed on him. He made Stafford his principal seat, where he had a strong castle and assumed his surname from thence.〔William Dugdale, ''The Antiquities of Warwickshire'', 1656〕 In 1805 The Times noted with some amusement that the local priest had dislocated his jaw when attempting a particularly loud ''Amen''.〔The Times, 30 October 1805, ''A bet was made some time since between...〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Morton Bagot」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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