Earl of Morley

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John Parker, 1st Earl of Morley

Earl of Morley is a hereditary British title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom .

Award and subordinate titles

The title was created on November 29, 1815 for John Parker, 2nd Baron Boringdon . Together with the Earldom he was given the subordinate title Viscount Boringdon , of North Molton in the County of Devon .

From his father he had inherited the title Baron Boringdon , of Boringdon in the County of Devon, in 1840 , which was awarded to this on May 18, 1784 in the Peerage of Great Britain .

The Earl's family seat was Saltram House near Plymouth until 1962 and is now Pound House near Yelverton in Devon.

List of Barons Boringdon and Earls of Morley

Barons Boringdon (1784)

Earls of Morley (1815)

The alleged title heir ( Heir Presumptive ) is the uncle of the current title holder, Nigel Geoffrey Parker (* 1931).

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