Merton is a small village and parish in Devon, England. In 1901, the population was 507. The parish is bounded by the River  Torridge on the east and north and the River Mere on the south and west. The parish church dates from around 1400.

There are many thatched cottages as well as the Malt Scoop Inn. The main road through the village is now A386.

This town relates to me through my great great grandmother Mary Spry Shute who was born in Merton in the June quarter of 1850. All her siblings were also born there.

• 1851 census – her father William Spry age 40 was an agricultural labourer and her mother Mary nee Babb was a glover age 27
• 1861 census – still living at Merton Mill with parents and four more siblings
• 1871 census – the family are now listed as Spry Shute with her mother a widow and labouring in the gardens
• 1881 census – Mary is now married to George James Allen and living at 65 Spencer Road in South Hornsey, Middlesex with three children