Merton, Norfolk
Human settlement in England
- Merton
- Breckland
- Norfolk
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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]
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.
- ^ "Key to English Place-names".
- ^ 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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- Attleborough
- Aylsham
- Cromer
- Dereham
- Diss
- Downham Market
- Fakenham
- Gorleston-on-Sea
- Great Yarmouth
- Harleston
- Hingham
- Holt
- Hunstanton
- King's Lynn
- Loddon
- Long Stratton
- North Walsham
- Norwich
- Reepham
- Sheringham
- Sprowston
- Stalham
- Swaffham
- Taverham
- Thetford
- Thorpe St Andrew
- Watton
- Wells-next-the-Sea
- Wymondham
See also: List of civil parishes in Norfolk
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