Merton, Norfolk

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Merton is a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It covers an area of Template:Convert and had a population of 113 in 50 households at the 2001 census,[1] 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".[2]

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.[3]

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The Merton Stone, a glacial erratic

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