Merton is a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk.
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Merton covers an area of (2.29 sq mi) 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 local government, it falls within the district of Breckland.
The villages name means ‘Pool farm/settlement’.
Merton Hall is the home of Lord Walsingham.
Its church, St Peter’s, is one of 124 existing round-tower churches in Norfolk and is a Grade I listed building.