Merton Priory
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Merton Priory was an English Augustinian priory founded in 1114 by Gilbert Norman, Sheriff of Surrey under King Henry I (1100–1135). It was situated within the manor of Merton in the county of Surrey, in what is today the Colliers Wood area in the London Borough of Merton.
Window tracery from Merton Priory, on display in the Museum of London (February 2010)
Remains of a knapped flint wall, a rare survival from Merton Priory
The ruins of the chapter house
Merton, London (parish)
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Merton is an ancient parish historically in Surrey, but which has since 1965 been part of Greater London. It is bounded by Wimbledon to the north, Mitcham to the east, Morden, Cheam and Cuddington to the south and (New) Malden to the west. The 1871 Ordnance Survey map records its area as 1,764.7 acres (7.1 km2).
St Mary's Church, Merton, the ancient parish church
Merton Place, copperplate, 18th century
Admiral Nelson