pr ising ▁several ▁hundred ▁houses ▁and ▁fl ats , ▁Mer row ▁Park ▁is ▁often ▁considered ▁a ▁sub urb ▁in ▁its ▁own ▁right ▁and ▁has ▁its ▁own ▁sh ops , ▁school ▁and ▁doctor ' s ▁surg ery . ▁ ▁St ▁John ' s ▁Church ▁ ▁The ▁parish ▁church ▁of ▁St ▁John ▁the ▁Evangel ist ▁was ▁built ▁in ▁the ▁mid ▁ 1 2 th ▁century ▁and ▁a ▁few ▁early ▁features ▁have ▁surv ived ▁later ▁add itions , ▁such ▁as ▁a ▁Norman ▁arch ▁and ▁a ▁ 1 3 th - century ▁chap el . ▁ ▁The ▁church yard ▁is ▁the ▁bur ial ▁place ▁of ▁the ▁On slow ▁family . ▁ ▁There ▁is ▁a ▁war ▁mem orial ▁in ▁the ▁church yard , ▁dedicated ▁to ▁those ▁who ▁lost ▁their ▁lives ▁in ▁the ▁First ▁and ▁Second ▁World ▁Wars . ▁This ▁was ▁re - ded ic ated ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁following ▁a ▁rest oration ▁and ▁research ▁project ▁part - fund ed ▁by ▁a ▁Heritage ▁Lot tery ▁Fund ▁grant . ▁ ▁The ▁church ▁hall ▁( The ▁St . ▁John ' s ▁Centre ) ▁is ▁a ▁foc al ▁point ▁for ▁the ▁community ▁and ▁was ▁re open ed ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁following ▁a ▁major ▁ref urb ishing ▁and ▁en larg ement ▁project . ▁ ▁School s ▁ ▁Mer row ▁C ▁of ▁E ▁Inf ant ▁School ▁( ages ▁ 4 ▁– ▁ 7 ) ▁ ▁Bush y ▁Hill ▁Junior ▁School ▁( ages ▁ 7 ▁– ▁ 1 1 ) ▁ ▁Box gro ve ▁Primary ▁School ▁( ages ▁