Merton Priory

Merton Priory
Window tracery from Merton Priory, on display in the Museum of London.
Window tracery from Merton Priory, on display in the Museum of London (February 2010)
Merton Priory is located in Greater London
Merton Priory
Location within Greater London
Monastery information
Established1114
Disestablished1538
People
Founder(s)Gilbert Norman, Sheriff of Surrey
Important associated figuresAdrian IV
Thomas Becket
Walter de Merton
Site
LocationMerton, Surrey, England
Coordinates51°24′52.26″N 0°10′52.58″W / 51.4145167°N 0.1812722°W / 51.4145167; -0.1812722
Remains of a knapped flint wall, a rare survival from Merton Priory

Merton Priory was an English Augustinian priory founded in 1114 by Gilbert Norman, Sheriff of Surrey under King Henry I (1100–1135). It was situated within the manor of Merton in the county of Surrey, in what is today the Colliers Wood area in the London Borough of Merton.