title: Merton, Norfolk
text: # Merton, Norfolk
  
  Merton is a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It covers an area of 5.94 $km^2$ (2.29 sq mi) and had a population of 113 in 50 households at the 2001 census, 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'.
  
  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.
  
  