MERTON is Oxford's best college acccording to the university's league table for degree results. The college has taken over from St John's at the top of a table described by the university as an ...

Merton was founded in 1264 by Walter de Merton, Lord Chancellor of England and Bishop of Rochester. Its eminent former members include the poet TS Eliot and Lord of the Rings author JRR Tolkien. The ...

The sculpture is the Merton Spire, a really big gift from Merton College, Oxford, that originally perched atop a chapel buttress. A plaque on the piece reads “A pinnacle of Merton College Chapel Tower ...

Despite the move, it said such college listings were "not very significant". This year Merton College, founded in 1264 and one of the university's oldest colleges, tops the table. Bottom of the table ...

OXFORD’S losing streak against Cambridge this year has continued with Merton College being beaten in the final of University Challenge last night. The team from Oxford finished runners up to ...

Merton College was founded in 1296 and occupies a network of buildings, quadrangles and gardens to the south of High Street in Oxford city centre. The site for the new library is separated from Merton ...