Located on Carriage Route A386 not far out ( North West) of Hatherleigh going toward Bideford. Merton is South East of Great Torrington and Little Torrington. Adjacvent towns are : Dalton, Huish, Petrockstow.

• Only one B&B in town, and its run by Mrs. Wickett who is very nice.
• Town has a post office that directed mail sent to PO for direction to anyone of certain surname in town. It worked!
• Only touristy type place in town is: Barometer World & Museum. The Banfield Family collection relating to industry in Devon during 1850s peak of 30 manufacturers.
• Listing of other Merton Bishops Transcripts selections ( births, deaths, & marriages) appear at end on hot linked BOLT file here.
• 1861 Census ( surname head of household index only) is available only through Bideford archives.
• Exeter Record Office Microfisches: Merton MF 1,2 births/marriages/ 1653-1752; Marriages 1664-1752, 1656 Burials 1653-1751 MF 2, 3 B/M/b 1687-1769; 1688-1752; 1687-1769 MF3,4 Bapt. & Burials 1770-1812 MF 4-6 Bapt. 1813-1843 MF 6,7 Banns, marriages 1754-1791 MF 7,8 MF 10 MF 10-13 MF 8,9 Burials 1813-1875 MF9 Deaths 1844-1857? 1849-1875 Mf 13-19 Marriages 1837-1981

Merton View 1-Church of England on main road out of Hatherleigh North

Merton View 2-Looking toward CE from Mrs. Wickett's B&B accross A386

Merton View 3--Same as View ???

Merton View 4-Row of houses on Route A386 looking down road toward Huish & Hatherleigh.

Merton View 5-Nice thached roof house on side street behind View 4 here.

Merton View 6-Looking toward white brick pit & plant, with CE to the right of image.

View of rear of Merton CE cemetary & church from Stephen Basford's page

Another web site with some more Merton information

Merton Household Members Listing from Census of 1851

A bit more on Lord Clinton ( 98 news from a Devon news site):

Prince of Wales winnerThe Prince of Wales Award, given annually for outstanding service to agriculture in Devon, and presented at the Devon County Show, has been won this year by Lord Clinton.Living at Heanton Satchville, Merton, he is well known as one of the biggest landowners in the county, owning some 30 tenanted farms.Many are farmed by second and third generation tenants, a policy he firmly intends to continue.He also farms and has well known forestry interests, including the Victoria Sawmills. Lord Clinton is a past president of the Devon Cattle Breeders' Society and the Devon Closewool Sheep Breeders' Society and was an exhibitor at this year's Croyde Spring Festival as well as the Devon County Show.As well as his farming in North Devon, another portion of the estate is centred around the Otter Valley in East Devon where he has two well known dairy herds.Lady Clinton is the new High Sherriff of Devon.

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