Walter de Merton
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Walter de Merton was Lord Chancellor of England, Archdeacon of Bath, founder of Merton College, Oxford, and Bishop of Rochester. For the first two years of the reign of Edward I he was – in all but na
Wilhelm Sonmans's fictitious portrait of Walter de Merton, c. 1670
Tomb of Walter de Merton in Rochester Cathedral
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. It was situated within the manor of Merton in the county of Surrey, in what is
Walter de Merton
…was Christina Fitz-Oliver and his father William. By 1237 both his parents were dead, and Walter was a clerk in holy orders. He was perhaps educated at Merton Priory, but certainly was employed there as a young clerk, receiving from it the benefice of Cuddington. In 1241, Walter became clerk to Nicholas Farnham…
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
Newark Priory ruins