Merton College

college of the University of Oxford
Organization college_of_the_university_of_oxford Q82513
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Merton College

Summary

Merton College is a college of the University of Oxford[1]. It draws 981 Wikipedia views per month (college_of_the_university_of_oxford category, ranking #7 of 40).[2]

Key Facts

  • Merton College is located in Oxford[3].
  • Merton College is in the country of United Kingdom[4].
  • Merton College's instance of is recorded as college of the University of Oxford[5].
  • Merton College's instance of is recorded as university building[6].
  • Merton College's instance of is recorded as charitable organization[7].
  • Merton College's founder is recorded as Walter de Merton[8].
  • Walter de Merton is named after Merton College[9].
  • Merton College's headquarters location is recorded as Oxford[10].
  • Merton College is part of University of Oxford[11].
  • Merton College's Commons category is recorded as Merton College, Oxford[12].
  • Merton College comprises St Alban Hall[13].
  • 1264 marks the founding of Merton College[14].
  • Merton College's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 51.75106, 'lon': -1.25211}[15].
  • Merton College's official website is recorded as http://www.merton.ox.ac.uk/[16].
  • Merton College's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Merton College, Oxford[17].
  • Merton College's employees is recorded as {'amount': '+141'}[18].
  • Merton College's employees is recorded as {'amount': '+191'}[19].
  • Merton College's employees is recorded as {'amount': '+132'}[20].
  • Merton College's employees is recorded as {'amount': '+137'}[21].
  • Merton College's employees is recorded as {'amount': '+155'}[22].
  • Merton College's heritage designation is recorded as Grade II listed park and garden[23].
  • Merton College's Commons Institution page is recorded as Merton College, Oxford[24].
  • Merton College's total revenue is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25224', 'amount': '+14619000'}[25].
  • Merton College's total revenue is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25224', 'amount': '+13363000'}[26].
  • Merton College's total revenue is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25224', 'amount': '+13847000'}[27].

Body

Founding

Merton College's founder is recorded as Walter de Merton[8]. 1264 marks the founding of it[14].

Identity

Merton College is part of University of Oxford[11].

Operations

Merton College's headquarters location is recorded as Oxford[10].

Why It Matters

Merton College draws 981 Wikipedia views per month (college_of_the_university_of_oxford category, ranking #7 of 40).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . Open Funder Registry. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . ox.ac.uk. Retrieved . ox.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Commons Institution page. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Charity Commission Register of Charities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . National Heritage List for England. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 12d ago · JhealdBatch · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Founded by
    Headquarters location Oxford
    Official website http://www.merton.ox.ac.uk/
    Part of University of Oxford
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