Norfolk: Merton

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Merton is about 9 miles S.E. of Swaffham.

Census

1851 Census
Note that the entries are for Merton in Devon and for Merton in Norfolk. This list is taken from the 1851 CD, which included the 3 counties of Devon, Norfolk and Warwickshire.
1891: Surname List

Church Directories

The parish is in the deanery of Breckles, in the archdeaconry of Norwich.
The parish church is dedicated to St Peter.
Nearby Churches of all denominations.

Church History

Church of St Peter: Description, pictures, etc.

Description and Travel

Old Merton: Description, history, church, buildings, pictures, etc.

Gazetteers and Directories

Merton is in Wayland hundred.

History

Crabbe, George: Merton Church and Hall.
[Norwich, Norfolk and Norwich Archaeological Society, in "Norfolk Archaeology", vol.6, 1864]

Maps

Parish outline and location.: See Parish Map for Wayland Registration District, 1836
Modern and Historical Maps: Maps of the parish and nearby places.

Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc

After 1834 Merton became part of the Wayland Union, and the workhouse was at Rockland All Saints.

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