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Merton College Chapel Interior 1, Oxford, UK
Merton may refer to: People * Merton (surname) * Merton (given name) * Merton (YouTube), American YouTube personality Fictional characters * Merton Matowski, an alternate name for "Moose" Mason, an Archie Comics character * Lord Merton, in the British television series ''Downton Abbey'' * The title character of ''The Mrs Merton Show'', a British television series Places Australia * Merton (New South Wales), a farm located near Denman, in the Hunter Region * Merton, Victoria, a town ** Merton railway station * Merton, Tasmania, part of Glenorchy England * London Borough of Merton ** Merton, London (parish) * Merton, Devon, a village, ecclesiastical parish, former manor and civil parish * Merton, Norfolk, a civil parish * Merton, Oxfordshire, a village and civil parish New Zealand * Merton, New Zealand, a farming community United States * Merton Township, Steele County, Minnesota ** Merton, Minnesota, an unincorporated community * Merton Township, South Dako ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Merton (surname)
Merton is a surname of English origin. Notable people with the surname include: * Alice Merton (born 1993), Canadian-British-German-Irish singer-songwriter * Don Merton (1939–2011), New Zealand conservationist * Ernst Merton (1848–1920), American politician and lawyer * Hugo Merton (1879–1940), German zoologist * Paul Merton (born 1957), British actor and comedian * Robert C. Merton (born 1944), American Nobel Prize–winning economist * Robert K. Merton (1910–2003), American sociologist, father of Robert C. Merton * Thomas Merton (1915–1968), American Cistercian monk, social activist and author * Sir Thomas Ralph Merton KBE FRS (1888–1969), British physicist and art collector * Walter de Merton (c. 1205 – 1277), Bishop of Rochester, England and founder of Merton College * William Merton (1917–2014), British scientist and banker * William "Bill" Ralph Merton (1917–2004), British military scientist and merchant banker * William Ralph Merton (1848–1916), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Merton, Minnesota
Merton is an unincorporated community in Merton Township, Steele County, Minnesota Minnesota () is a state in the upper midwestern region of the United States. It is the 12th largest U.S. state in area and the 22nd most populous, with over 5.75 million residents. Minnesota is home to western prairies, now given over to ..., United States, near Medford and Owatonna. The community is located near the junction of Steele County Roads 8 (Kenyon Road) and 9 (NE 50th Street). Other nearby routes include Steele County Roads 10, 12, and 37. Medford Creek and Rush Creek both flow nearby. Minnesota Historical Society. Accessed February 23, 2015. References [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Merton Park
Merton Park is a suburb in the London Borough of Merton. It is situated between Colliers Wood, Morden, South Wimbledon and Raynes Park. It is 11 miles (11.7 km) southwest of Charing Cross. The area is part of the historic parish of Merton in West Surrey. History Until the last quarter of the 19th century, the parish of Merton was mainly rural. The area now known as Merton Park was farm land owned by City merchant John Innes who was the local "lord of the manor". The rapid development of Wimbledon to the north encouraged Innes to develop his land for housing. He took as his model the garden suburbs (particularly Bedford Park in Chiswick) and developed the tree-lined roads of detached and semi-detached houses for which the area is known. The northern section of Merton Park each side of Kingston Road (A238) is now a conservation area. The southern section, roughly from Circle Gardens southwards, was developed in the 1920s and 1930s, stimulated by the opening of the Lo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Merton Professors
There are two Merton Professorships of English in the University of Oxford: the Merton Professor of English Language and Literature, and the Merton Professor of English Literature. The second was created in 1914 when Sir Walter Raleigh's chair was renamed. At the present day both professorships are associated with Merton College, but Dame Helen Gardner held her post in association with Lady Margaret Hall. The occupants of the chairs have been: Merton Professor of English Language and Literature *1885 – 1916: Arthur S. Napier *1916 – 1920: vacant *1920 – 1945: H. C. K. Wyld *1945 – 1959: J. R. R. Tolkien *1959 – 1980: Norman Davis *1980 – 1984: vacant *1984 – 2014: Suzanne Romaine *2018 onwards: Helen Small Merton Professor of English Literature *1904 – 1922: Walter A. Raleigh *1922 – 1928: George Stuart Gordon *1929 – 1946: David Nichol Smith *1947 – 1957: F.P. Wilson *1957 – 1966: Nevill Coghill Nevill Henry Kendal Aylmer Coghill (19 Apri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Statute Of Merton
The Statute of Merton or Provisions of Merton (Latin: ''Provisiones de Merton'', or ''Stat. Merton''), sometimes also known as the Ancient Statute of Merton, was a statute passed by the Parliament of England in 1235 during the reign of Henry III. It is considered to be the first English statute, and is printed as the first statute in '' The Statutes of the Realm''. Containing 11 chapters, the terms of the statute were agreed at Merton between Henry and the barons of England in 1235. It was another instance, along with ''Magna Carta'' twenty years previously, of the struggle between the barons and the king to limit the latter's rights. Amongst its provisions, the statute allowed a Lord of the Manor to enclose common land provided that sufficient pasture remained for his tenants, and set out when and how manorial lords could assert rights over waste land, woods, and pastures against their tenants. It quickly became a basis for English common law, developing and clarifying legal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viscount Merton
A viscount ( , for male) or viscountess (, for female) is a title used in certain European countries for a noble of varying status. In many countries a viscount, and its historical equivalents, was a non-hereditary, administrative or judicial position, and did not develop into a hereditary title until much later. In the case of French viscounts, it is customary to leave the title untranslated as vicomte . Etymology The word ''viscount'' comes from Old French ( Modern French: ), itself from Medieval Latin , accusative of , from Late Latin "deputy" + Latin (originally "companion"; later Roman imperial courtier or trusted appointee, ultimately count). History During the Carolingian Empire, the kings appointed counts to administer provinces and other smaller regions, as governors and military commanders. Viscounts were appointed to assist the counts in their running of the province, and often took on judicial responsibility. The kings strictly prevented the offices of thei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Merton
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with pronouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of pronoun ''thee'') when followed by a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battle Of Meretun
The Battle of Meretun (or Merton) between a West Saxon army led by King Æthelred and his brother, the future King Alfred the Great, and a Danish army took place on 22 March 871 at an unknown location in Wessex, probably in one of the modern counties of Dorset, Hampshire, or Wiltshire. The Battle According to the manuscript C of the ''Anglo-Saxon Chronicle'': :King Æthelred and his brother Alfred fought against the army at Basing, and there the Danes had the victory. And two months later, King Æthelred and his brother Alfred fought against the army at ''Meretun'', and they were in two divisions; and they put both to flight and were victorious far on into the day; and there was a great slaughter on both sides; and the Danes had possession of the battlefield. And Bishop Heahmund was killed there and many important men. And after this battle a great summer army came to Reading. And afterwards, at Easter, King Æthelred died. The battle is dated by the death of Heahmund, Bishop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Merton College, London
South Thames Colleges Group (STCG) is a large further education institution operating four colleges in south-west London: South Thames College, Kingston College, Merton College, and Carshalton College. The four main campuses are in Wandsworth, Kingston upon Thames, Morden and Carshalton. History It was formed in 2017 following the merger between South Thames College and Merton College with Kingston College and Carshalton College. South Thames College South Thames College was founded in 1895. South Thames College is the largest provider of post-16 study and training in the London Borough of Wandsworth Carshalton College Carshalton College opened as Carshalton Technical Institute in 1954. In 2012 it entered into a federation with Kingston College. Merton College Merton College has existed since around 1890. A new building was erected in 1971 with additional blocks in later years. It formerly occupied a site on Central Road in the borough, which was sold to Barratt Homes, a h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Merton Street
Merton Street is a historic and picturesque cobbled street in central Oxford, England.Merton Street [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Merton Field
Merton Field is a grass playing field north of the main part of Christ Church Meadow and south of Merton College in central Oxford, England. To the west are Merton Walk and Christ Church, one of the Oxford colleges. To the east is the University of Oxford Botanic Garden. To the south is Broad Walk a wide path on the northern edge of Christ Church Meadow. To the north, Dead Man's Walk skirts the edge of Merton Field following the line of the old city wall and Grove Walk leads to Merton Street, between Corpus Christi College and Merton College. The tower of Merton College Chapel dominates the view north from Merton Field. Near to the eastern end of Dead Man's Walk is a plaque marking the first hot air balloon ascent in Britain, made by James Sadler (1753–1828). He ascended from Merton Field on 4 October 1783, landing in Woodeaton to the northeast of Oxford. Gallery File:ChCh Meadow.JPG, View from the meadow, looking across the Merton Field sports fields towards Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Merton College, Oxford
Merton College (in full: The House or College of Scholars of Merton in the University of Oxford) is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. Its foundation can be traced back to the 1260s when Walter de Merton, chancellor to Henry III and later to Edward I, first drew up statutes for an independent academic community and established endowments to support it. An important feature of de Merton's foundation was that this "college" was to be self-governing and the endowments were directly vested in the Warden and Fellows. By 1274, when Walter retired from royal service and made his final revisions to the college statutes, the community was consolidated at its present site in the south east corner of the city of Oxford, and a rapid programme of building commenced. The hall and the chapel and the rest of the front quad were complete before the end of the 13th century. Mob Quad, one of Merton's quadrangles, was constructed between 1288 and 1378, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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