Merton, Norfolk

Area5.94 km² (2.29 sq mi)

Population133 (2011)^[1]

OSgridreferenceTL907988

Civil parish

• Merton

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
Dialling code	01953
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; 0.8116

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]