| Type: | town |
| Merton | |
| State: | vic |
| Coordinates: | -36.9833°N 188°W |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Lga: | Shire of Mansfield |
| Lga2: | Shire of Murrindindi |
| Use Lga Map: | yes |
| Postcode: | 3715 |
| Pop: | 216 |
| Pop Footnotes: | [1] |
| Stategov: | Eildon |
| Fedgov: | Indi |
| Dist1: | 148 |
| Dir1: | NE |
| Location1: | Melbourne |
| Dist2: | 36 |
| Dir2: | W |
| Location2: | Mansfield |
| Dist3: | 38 |
| Dir3: | NE |
| Location3: | Yea |
Merton is a locality on the Maroondah Highway in north-east Victoria, Australia, west of Bonnie Doon. At the, Merton had a population of 216.[1]
Merton Post Office opened on 1 July 1858.[2]
The railway to Mansfield arrived in the locality from Tallarook in 1890, and closed on 18 November 1978.[3] The last passenger service was on 28 May 1977.[4]
Merton has a picnic horse racing club, the Merton Amateur Turf Club (established in 1865), which holds its one race meeting a year with the Merton Cup on New Year's Day.[5]
Merton Memorial Hall was opened on 20 June 1923, under the official title of Merton Mechanics' Institute. Its name was changed to the current one in 1944.[6]