Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Merton

Merton, par., Norfolk, 2 miles S. of Watton and 10 miles NE. of Thetford, 1362 ac., pop. 170; Merton Hall, seat of Lord Walsingham, stands in an extensive park.


(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

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Feature Description: "parish"   (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions")
Administrative units: Merton AP/CP       Norfolk AncC
Place: Merton

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