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MERTON, a parish in Wayland district, Norfolk; on the Bury-St. Edmunds, Thetford, and Watton railway, 2 Miles S of Watton, and 10 NNE of Thetford. Post town, Watton, under Thetford. Acres, 1,362. Real property, £1,503. Pop., 194. Houses, 35. The property, with Merton Hall, belongs to Lord Walsingham. The Hall was long the seat of the De Greys; was almost rebuilt in 1613; is a red brick edifice, in the Tudor style; and stands in a finely timbered park, about 2 miles in length, and containing an ancient oak which measures fully 23¼ feet in girth at 6 feet from the ground. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Norwich. Value, £174. * Patron, Lord Walsingham. The church stands in the park, about 300 yards NE of the Hall; is decorated English, with very beautiful windows; comprises nave, S aisle, and chancel, with early Norman circular tower; and contains a font with lofty carved oak canopy. The charities consist of 5 acres of town land and 5 cottages.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Merton AP/CP Wayland RegD/PLU Norfolk AncC |
| Place: | Merton |
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