Organisation
Merton College, Oxford
- Slug
- merton-college-oxford-169
- Alternative names
- The House or College of Scholars of Merton in the University of Oxford, Domus sive collegium scholarium de Merton in universitate Oxon
- Organisation type
- University College
- Founding date
- 1264-01-01
- Dissolution date
- Unknown
- Location
- oxford-11
- Languages
- Unknown
Established in 1264 by Walter de Merton, chancellor to Henry III and Edward I, Merton College is one of Oxford’s constituent colleges. It, like Balliol and University College, claims to be the oldest of Oxford’s colleges.