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Merton Priory
Merton Priory was founded in 1114 by Gilbert a sheriff of Henry I. By 1117 the foundation was colonised by canons from the Augustinian priory at Huntingdon and re-sited close to the River Wandle.
The Priory became distinguished as an important centre of learning attracting such pupils as Nicholas Breakespeare in 1125 (who became Adrian IV the first English Pope in 1154), and Thomas Becket in 1130.
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