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Where is Merton?

Merton is located in the county of Norfolk, Eastern England, one mile south-west of the town of Watton, 21 miles west of the major city of Norwich, and 82 miles north-east of London. Merton falls within the district council of Breckland, under the county council of Norfolk. It is in the IP25 postcode district. The post town for Merton is Thetford.

Merton on a map

Map showing extent of Merton as bounding box
Bounding box showing extent of Merton
Map showing location of Merton within the UK
Location of Merton within the UK

Which county is Merton in?

Merton is in the ceremonial county of Norfolk, the historic county of Norfolk, and the administrative county of Norfolk.

Ceremonial CountyNorfolk
Historic CountyNorfolk
Administrative CountyNorfolk

Where is Merton in Norfolk?

Merton is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Norfolk, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Norfolk.

Map showing location of Merton within Norfolk
Location of Merton within Norfolk

What is the postcode for Merton?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Merton is IP25 6QR.

Where is Merton in IP25?

Merton is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the IP25 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the IP25 postcode district.

Map showing location of Merton within IP25
Location of Merton within IP25

What is the post town for Merton?

The post town for Merton is Thetford. Merton is in the IP25 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Thetford.

What is the latitude and longitude of Merton?

The centre of Merton is located at position 52.55432° latitude and 0.81203° longitude.

Latitude52.55432°
Longitude0.81203°

What is the easting and northing of Merton?

The centre of Merton is located at the grid reference easting 590737 and northing 298879 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting590737
Northing298879

What are the nearest towns to Merton?

Position of Merton relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Merton to the centre of the town.

south-west
1m
Merton is 1 mile south-west of Watton
west
7m
Merton is 7 miles west of Hingham
south-east
8m
Merton is 8 miles south-east of Swaffham
west
9m
Merton is 9 miles west of Attleborough
north
10m
Merton is 10 miles north of Thetford
south-west
10m
Merton is 10 miles south-west of Dereham
north-east
11m
Merton is 11 miles north-east of Brandon
west
13m
Merton is 13 miles west of Wymondham
north-west
18m
Merton is 18 miles north-west of Diss
east
19m
Merton is 19 miles east of Downham Market

What are the nearest cities to Merton?

Position of Merton relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Merton to the centre of the city.

west
21m
Merton is 21 miles west of Norwich
north-east
26m
Merton is 26 miles north-east of Ely
north-east
38m
Merton is 38 miles north-east of Cambridge
east
44m
Merton is 44 miles east of Peterborough
north
46m
Merton is 46 miles north of Colchester
north
58m
Merton is 58 miles north of Chelmsford
north
70m
Merton is 70 miles north of Southend-on-Sea
south-east
74m
Merton is 74 miles south-east of Lincoln
north-east
74m
Merton is 74 miles north-east of St Albans
north-east
75m
Merton is 75 miles north-east of Milton Keynes