Merton is an Ancient Parish in the county of Devon.
Other places in the parish include: Potheridge and Smithacott.
Alternative names:
Parish church: All Saints
Parish registers begin:
- Parish registers: 1687
- Bishop’s Transcripts: 1597
Nonconformists include:
Adjacent Parishes
Parish History
A Topographical Dictionary of England 1848
MERTON (All Saints), a parish, in the union of Torrington, hundred of Shebbear, Black Torrington and Shebbear, and N. divisions of Devon, 5¾ miles (N. by W.) from Hatherleigh; containing 763 inhabitants.
The parish comprises 3536 acres, of which 335 are common or waste: pipe-clay and potters’-clay are found on the moors. Potheridge House, the birthplace, and for some time the residence, of the celebrated General Monk, who rebuilt it, was a noble structure, with a chapel attached, and some magnificent stables which yet remain; the mansion is now a farmhouse.
The living is a rectory, valued in the king’s books at £20. 15. 7½., and in the gift of Lord Clinton: the tithes have been commuted for £365, and the glebe comprises 66 acres.
Source: A Topographical Dictionary of England by Samuel Lewis 1848
Parish Records
FamilySearch
England, Devon, Merton – Census ( 1 )
Census returns for Merton, 1841-1891
Author: Great Britain. Census Office
England, Devon, Merton – Church records ( 6 )
England, Devon, Merton, bishop’s transcripts, 1597-1846
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Merton (Devon); Devon Record Office (Exeter)
England, Devon, Merton, parish registers, 1653-1996
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Merton (Devon); Devon Record Office (Exeter)
Merton : burials 1813-1837
Author: Devon Family History Society (England)
Merton baptisms 1813-1840
Author: Devon Family History Society (England)
Merton marriage registers, 1813-1837
Author: Devon Family History Society (England)
Transcripts of parish registers and Bishop’s transcripts, 1597-1812
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Merton (Devon)
England, Devon, Merton – Church records – Indexes ( 3 )
Deanery of Torrington : an index of baptisms. mariages and burials
Author: Devon Family History Society (England)
Parish register printouts of Merton, Devon, England ; christenings, 1597-1812
Author: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Genealogical Department
Parish register printouts of Merton, Devon, England ; marriages, 1598-1812
Author: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Genealogical Department
England, Devon, Merton – Court records ( 1 )
Land tax assessment for Merton, 1780-1832
Author: Great Britain. Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace (Devonshire)
England, Devon, Merton – Occupations ( 1 )
Merton apprentices register, 1805-1843
Author: Devon Family History Society (England); North Devon (England). Record Office
England, Devon, Merton – Taxation ( 1 )
Land tax assessment for Merton, 1780-1832
Author: Great Britain. Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace (Devonshire)
Administration
- County: Devon
- Civil Registration District: Torrington
- Probate Court: Court of the Bishop (Consistory) of the Archdeaconry of Barnstaple
- Diocese: Exeter
- Rural Deanery: Torrington
- Poor Law Union: Torrington
- Hundred: Shebbear
- Province: Canterbury
