English Heritage sites near Merton Parish
OKEHAMPTON CASTLE
13 miles from Merton Parish
Once the largest castle in Devon, nestling in the foothills of Dartmoor. Reputedly haunted and mentioned in the Domesday Book.
LYDFORD CASTLE AND SAXON TOWN
18 miles from Merton Parish
Beautifully sited on the fringe of Dartmoor, Lydford boasts three defensive features. Near the centre is a 13th-century tower on a mound, built as a prison.
PENHALLAM MANOR
21 miles from Merton Parish
The low and grass-covered but complete ground-plan of a moated 13th-century manor house, in a delightful woodland setting.
LAUNCESTON CASTLE
22 miles from Merton Parish
Launceston Castle dominates the surrounding landscape. Begun soon after the Norman Conquest, unusual in that during rebuilding one tower was constructed with the remains of the older.
GRIMSPOUND
23 miles from Merton Parish
The best known of many Dartmoor prehistoric settlements, Grimspound dates from the late Bronze Age. The remains of 24 stone houses survive within a massive boundary wall.
MERRIVALE PREHISTORIC SETTLEMENT
24 miles from Merton Parish
The group of monuments at Merrivale is one of the finest on Dartmoor: side by side here are the remains of a Bronze Age settlement and a complex of ritual sites.
Churches in Merton Parish
All Saints, Merton
Merton
Okehampton
01409 281424.
https://www.torridgeteamchurches.org.uk/welcome.htm
All Saints Church in Merton is a small church community in a small rural community. We seek to maintain regular worship, and to be a church for the whole community. A recent new family service has been an encouragement.
There is an active link with the village church primary school. There is an active bellringing team.
The church has a link to General Monck, the founder of the Coldstream Guards in the Civil War. We also boast some medieval glass which includes an unusual blue pig.
Pubs in Merton Parish
Malt Scoop Inn
This friendly local was originally part of a farm dating from 1700s and became a coaching inn during the 19th-century. The horseshoe shaped bar, with inglenook fire place, leads through to an adjoining restaurant where locally sourced food...