Merton Field is a grass playing field north of the main part of Christ Church Meadow and south of Merton College in central Oxford, England.
[2] To the west are Merton Walk and Christ Church, one of the Oxford colleges.
To the south is Broad Walk a wide path on the northern edge of Christ Church Meadow.
Near to the eastern end of Dead Man's Walk is a plaque marking the first hot air balloon ascent in Britain, made by James Sadler (1753–1828).
[4] He ascended from Merton Field on 4 October 1783, landing in Woodeaton to the northeast of Oxford.