Merton may refer to:

People

Merton (surname) Merton is a surname of English origin. Notable people with the surname include: * Alice Merton (born 1993), German singer-songwriter * Don Merton (1939–2011), New Zealand conservationist * Ernst Merton (1848–1920), American politician and lawy ...

* Merton (given name) * Merton (YouTube), American YouTube personality

Fictional characters

* Merton Matowski, an alternate name for "Moose" Mason, an Archie Comics character * Richard Grey, Baron Merton, in the British television series ''Downton Abbey'' * The title character of '' The Mrs Merton Show'', a British television series

Places

Australia

* Merton (New South Wales), a farm located near Denman, in the Hunter Region *

Merton, Victoria Merton is a locality on the Maroondah Highway in north-east Victoria, Australia, west of Bonnie Doon. At the , Merton had a population of 216. Merton Post Office opened on 1 July 1858. The railway to Mansfield arrived in the locality fro ...

, a town **

Merton railway station Merton is a railway station in Merton, Victoria, Victoria, Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising mainland Australia, the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, th ...

* Merton, Tasmania, part of Glenorchy

England

London Borough of Merton The London Borough of Merton () is a London borough in London, England. The borough was formed under the London Government Act 1963 in 1965 by the merger of the Municipal Borough of Mitcham, the Municipal Borough of Wimbledon and the Merton ...

Merton, London (parish) Merton is an ancient parish historically in Surrey, but which has since 1965 been part of Greater London (under its current name Merton Priory). It is bounded by Wimbledon to the north, Mitcham to the east, Morden, Cheam and Cuddington (Worces ...

Merton (electoral division) Merton was an electoral division for the purposes of elections to the Greater London Council. The constituency elected two councillors for a three-year term in 1964, 1967 and 1970. History It was planned to use the same boundaries as the Westm ...

, Greater London Council *

Merton, Devon Merton is a village, ecclesiastical parish, former manor and civil parish administered by the local government district of Torridge, Devon, England. The parish, which lies about five miles south east of the town of Great Torrington, is surrounde ...

, a village, ecclesiastical parish, former manor and civil parish *

Merton, Norfolk Merton is a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It covers an area of 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 loca ...

, a civil parish *

Merton, Oxfordshire Merton is a village and civil parish near the River Ray, about south of Bicester in Oxfordshire, England. The United Kingdom Census 2011, 2011 Census recorded the parish's population as 424. Archaeology In 1978 a Bronze Age Britain#Middle Bron ...

, a village and civil parish

New Zealand

* Merton, New Zealand, a farming community

United States

Merton Township, Steele County, Minnesota Merton Township is a township in Steele County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 380 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated community of Merton is located within the township. The unincorporated community of Moland is partially loca ...

** Merton, Minnesota, an unincorporated community * Merton Township, South Dakota *

Merton, Wisconsin Merton is a town in Waukesha County, Wisconsin, United States; before Wisconsin statehood, it was called Warren. The population was 8,277 at the 2020 census. The town surrounds the villages of Chenequa and Merton. The unincorporated communities ...

, a town *

Merton (village), Wisconsin Merton is a village in Waukesha County, Wisconsin. The population was 3,441 at the 2020 census. It is partially within the Town of Merton. Geography Merton is at 43°8'28" North, 88°18'34" West (43.141308, -88.309613) in the ''Lake Country'' ...

, a village partially within the town

Other uses

Merton College, Oxford Merton College (in full: The House or College of Scholars of Merton in the University of Oxford) is a Colleges of the University of Oxford, constituent college of the University of Oxford in England. Its foundation can be traced back to the 126 ...

, one of the colleges of the University of Oxford **

Merton Field Merton Field is a grass playing field north of the main part of Christ Church Meadow and south of Merton College in central Oxford, England. To the west are Merton Walk and Christ Church, one of the Oxford colleges. To the east is the Univer ...

, a grass playing field south of Merton College *

Merton Street Merton Street is a cobbled street in central Oxford, England.Merton Street< ...

, Oxford *

Merton College, London South Thames Colleges Group (STCG) is a large further education institution that operates four colleges in south-west London: South Thames College, Kingston College, Merton College, and Carshalton College. The four main campuses are in Wandswort ...

, formerly a further education college, as of 2009 the Merton campus of South Thames College *

Battle of Meretun The Battle of Meretun (or Merton) between a West Saxon army led by King Æthelred and his brother, the future King Alfred the Great, and a Viking army took place on 22 March 871 at an unknown location in Wessex, probably in one of the modern ...

or Morton, fought in 871 between the Saxon army of Wessex and the Danish Great Heathen Army *

The Merton The Merton () is a high-rise development located in Kennedy Town supplying 1,182 units in total, Hong Kong. The complex consists of three towers. The Merton 1 rises 59 floors and , and stands as the 60th-tallest building in territory. The Mer ...

, a high-rise development located in Kennedy Town, Hong Kong *

Viscount Merton A viscount ( , for male) or viscountess (, for female) is a title used in certain European countries for a noble of varying status. The status and any domain held by a viscount is a viscounty. In the case of French viscounts, the title is s ...

, a UK title