Merton, Norfolk

Merton
Merton
	; Merton St Peter
	Merton Location within Norfolk
Area	5.94 km2 (2.29 sq mi)
Population	133 (2011)
• Density	22/km2 (57/sq mi)
OS grid reference	TL907988
Civil parish	Merton;
District	Breckland;
Shire county	Norfolk;
Region	East;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	THETFORD
Postcode district	IP25
Police	Norfolk
Fire	Norfolk
Ambulance	East of England
	List of places UK England Norfolk 52°33′14″N 0°48′42″E / 52.554°N 0.8116°ECoordinates: 52°33′14″N 0°48′42″E / 52.554°N 0.8116°E

Merton is a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It covers an area of 5.94 km² (2.29 sq mi) and had a population of 113 in 50 households at the 2001 census,^[2] increasing to a population of 133 in 56 households at the 2011 census. For the purposes of local government, it falls within the district of Breckland.

The villages name means 'Pool farm/settlement'.^[3]

Merton Hall is the home of Lord Walsingham.

Its church, St Peter's, is one of 124 existing round-tower churches in Norfolk and is a Grade I listed building.^[4]

The Merton Stone, a glacial erratic

Notes[]

^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
^ Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes. Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council (2001). Retrieved 20 June 2009.
^ http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Norfolk/Merton
^ Historic England. "Church of St. Peter (1172419)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 9 March 2014.

External links[]

Media related to Merton, Norfolk at Wikimedia Commons

St Peter's on the European Round Tower Churches website

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[1] "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 8 August 2016.

[2] Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes. Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council (2001). Retrieved 20 June 2009.

[3] ttp://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Norfolk/Merton

[4] Historic England. "Church of St. Peter (1172419)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 9 March 2014.

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Merton
Merton St Peter
Merton Location within Norfolk
Area	5.94 km² (2.29 sq mi)
Population	133 (2011)^[1]
• Density	22/km² (57/sq mi)
OS grid reference	TL907988
Civil parish	Merton
District	Breckland
Shire county	Norfolk
Region	East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	THETFORD
Postcode district	IP25

Police	Norfolk
Fire	Norfolk
Ambulance	East of England

List of places UK England Norfolk 52°33′14″N 0°48′42″E / 52.554°N 0.8116°E / 52.554; 0.8116Coordinates: 52°33′14″N 0°48′42″E / 52.554°N 0.8116°E / 52.554; 0.8116