Merton | |
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![]() Merton St Peter | |
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 |
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District | |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | THETFORD |
Postcode district | IP25 |
Police | Norfolk |
Fire | Norfolk |
Ambulance | East of England |
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]