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Origin of name

Morden gets its name either from the Saxon words "Mawr" (high) and Don (a hill), or possibly "The Den on the Moor". The Saxons were a large and powerful Germanic people located in what is now northwestern Germany and a small section of the eastern Netherlands. ...

A brief history of Morden

Early history

Human activity in Morden dates back to the prehistoric period when Celtic tribes are known to have occupied areas around Wimbledon, London, but the first significant development in Morden was the construction of the Roman road called Stane Street from Chichester to London. Prehistory (Greek words προ = before and ιστορία = history) is the period of human history prior to the advent of writing (which marks the beginning of recorded history). ... The word Celtic can refer to: the European Celtic people, ancient or modern the Celtic languages, spoken by these people and their modern descendents the Celtic (Lusitania), Celts from the Alentejo. ... Wimbledon, best known for much of the 20th century as the home of the Wimbledon tennis championships, is a town in south-west London. ... A Roman road in Pompeii The Romans, for military, commercial and political reasons, became adept at constructing roads. ... Stane Street is the modern name given to an important Roman road in England that linked London to the Roman town of Regnum (near modern Chichester). ... Chichester Cross, in a circa 1831 illustration. ... The Clock Tower of the Palace of Westminster which contains Big Ben London is the capital city of the United Kingdom and of England. ...

The route of Stane Street through Morden followed the current A24, London Road up Stonecot Hill from the south west crossing Morden Park to the west of the current dual carriageway road and passing through the pitch and putt golf course and the grounds of St Lawrence's Church. The road then descended the other side of the hill towards the town centre passing west of the Underground station and crossing the north corner of Morden Hall Park heading in the direction of Colliers Wood and Tooting. Small Roman artefacts, mainly coins and pottery, have been found at various locations within the area although there is no evidence of any settlement. Stane Street is the modern name given to an important Roman road in England that linked London to the Roman town of Regnum (near modern Chichester). ... Morden Park is an area within the district of Morden in the London Borough of Merton, and includes the Park itself, an area of green space in an otherwise dense cluster of 1930s suburban housing. ... This early German Autobahn uses a dual carriageway design. ... St Lawrence Church stands at the highest point of Morden, overlooking Morden Park, in the London Borough of Merton. ... Morden tube station is a London Underground station in Morden in the London Borough of Merton. ... Colliers Wood is an area in south London, England in the London Borough of Merton. ... Tooting is a place in the London Borough of Wandsworth in south London. ... Principal sites in Roman Britain Roman Britain is the term applied to the historical period when Britain was under Roman rule, usually considered AD 44 to 410. ... This article is about the archaeological concept of artifacts (or artefacts). ...

Ethelstan the Etheling, son of Ethelred the Unready, left "land at Mordune" to the abbey of Christ and St. Peter in his will of 1015, which became the site of the first Saxon parish church of St Lawrence. Later in the 11th century Morden is mentioned in the Domesday Book when it belonged to Westminster Abbey and just 14 people lived in the area. Ethelred II (Old English: Æþelred) (c. ... This article is about an abbey as a religious building. ... Events August: Canute the Great invades England. ... The Saxons were a large and powerful Germanic people located in what is now northwestern Germany and a small section of the eastern Netherlands. ... This page concerns the Christian martyr. ... (10th century - 11th century - 12th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 11th century was that century which lasted from 1001 to 1100. ... Domesday Book (also known as Domesday, or Book of Winchester), was the record of the great survey of England completed in 1086, executed for William the Conqueror, that was like a census by the government today. ... The Abbey at night, from Deans Yard. ...

The Garth family

The manor and village remained abbey property until the dissolution of the monasteries in Henry VIII's reign when the manor was sold to Sir Richard Garth who became Lord of the Manor. The Garth family owned the land and maintained their connection with the parish for the next four centuries, living at Morden Hall Park until the 1870s. The Dissolution of the Monasteries (referred to by Roman Catholic writers as the Suppression of the Monasteries) was the formal process, taking place between 1536 and 1540, by which King Henry VIII confiscated the property of the Roman Catholic monastic institutions in England and took them to himself, as the... Henry VIII King of England and Ireland by Hans Holbein the Younger His Grace King Henry VIII (28 June 1491–28 January 1547) was King of England and Lord of Ireland (later King of Ireland) from 22 April 1509 until his death. ... In England, Lord of the Manor is a minor, feudal title. ... Morden Hall Park is a small National Trust park located in Morden on the banks of the river Wandle. ... Events and Trends Technology Invention of the telephone (1876) and phonograph (1877) WTF Science Ludwig Boltzmanns statistical definition of thermodynamic entropy War, peace and politics Franco-Prussian War (1870–1871) results in the collapse of the Second French Empire and in the formation of both the French Third Republic...

The prominence of the Garth family is recorded locally in the name of Garth Road, Lower Morden and the former Garth School. The two lions included in the present civic arms of the London Borough of Merton are adopted from the arms of Sir Richard. Lower Morden is an area within the district of Morden in south west corner of the London Borough of Merton, to the west of Morden Park and south of Raynes Park. ... Heraldry is the science and art of describing coats-of-arms, also referred to as achievements or armorial bearings. ... The London Borough of Merton is a London borough in southwest London. ...

19th Century

Despite the rapid suburban development of nearby Wimbledon occassioned by the arrival of the new railways constructed in the mid 19th century, Morden remained a rural parish throughout the 19th century. Whilst the population of Wimbledon grew hugely from 1,591 in 1801 to 41,652 in 1901, the population of Morden was 512 in 1801 and, one hundred years later, had grown to just 960. A census is the process of obtaining information about every member of a population (not necessarily a human population). ... Illustration of the backyards of a surburban neighbourhood Suburbs are inhabited districts located either on the outer rim of a city or outside the official limits of a city (the term varies from country to country), or the outer elements of a conurbation. ... Wimbledon, best known for much of the 20th century as the home of the Wimbledon tennis championships, is a town in south-west London. ... Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ... A century is one hundred of something, usually one hundred consecutive years, or 100 runs in cricket, or a bicycle ride of 100 miles in a day. ... Wimbledon, best known for much of the 20th century as the home of the Wimbledon tennis championships, is a town in south-west London. ... 1801 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1901 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...

The first Ordnance Survey map of the parish produced circa 1871 (here  (http://www.old-maps.co.uk/oldmaps/large.jsp?easting=525050&northing=167490&countyGridMap=null&countyCode=34)) shows the small village of Morden clustered around St Lawrence’s church at the top of the hill on the road from London to Epsom (now the A24, London Road/Epsom Road). Approximately half a mile to the west of the main village and the grounds of Morden Park stood the hamlet of Lower Morden. Image produced from the Ordnance Survey Get-a-map service. ... 1871 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... St Lawrence Church stands at the highest point of Morden, overlooking Morden Park, in the London Borough of Merton. ... See also Epsom, New Hampshire and Epsom, New Zealand. ... Morden Park is an area within the district of Morden in the London Borough of Merton, and includes the Park itself, an area of green space in an otherwise dense cluster of 1930s suburban housing. ... Lower Morden is an area within the district of Morden in south west corner of the London Borough of Merton, to the west of Morden Park and south of Raynes Park. ...

Close to the church were the George Inn (a 17th century coaching inn which remains, in a much modernised form, as part of a national pub restaurant chain), the estate of Morden Park and a school. (16th century - 17th century - 18th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 17th century was that century which lasted from 1601-1700. ... In the United Kingdom, from approximately the mid-seventeenth century for a period of about 200 years, the Coaching Inn was a vital part of the inland transport infrastructure. ... Morden Park is an area within the district of Morden in the London Borough of Merton, and includes the Park itself, an area of green space in an otherwise dense cluster of 1930s suburban housing. ...

The other main public house in the village was the Crown Inn, located to the north east of the village with a small cluster of cottages on Crown Road. The rest of what is now the commercial centre of Morden was fields.

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20th Century

The first two decades of the 20th century saw little change in the village with industry still mainly agricultural in nature. It was not until 1926 when Morden Underground station opened as the terminus of a new extension of the London Underground's Northern Line that the fast and direct route to central London opened up the village for residential development. (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901–2000 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar (1900–1999 in the... 1926 was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Morden tube station is a London Underground station in Morden in the London Borough of Merton. ... Slight modifications to the famous London Underground roundel indicate the name of each station on platform and outdoor signs. ... The Northern Line is a deep-level tube line of the London Underground, coloured black on the Tube map. ... The Clock Tower of the Palace of Westminster which contains Big Ben London is the capital city of the United Kingdom and of England. ...

To complement the new station, a garage was constructed on the other side of London Road, adjacent to the railway cutting and, in 1932, Morden Cinema was built next to it on the corner of Aberconway Road and opened in 1932. Around the station a new commercial centre grew quickly as shops sprang up along London Road and Crown Lane, including a large Co-operative Society department store and a rebuilt and enlarged Crown public house. 1932 is a leap year starting on a Friday. ... 1932 is a leap year starting on a Friday. ... See also Cooperative Supermarkets in the United Kingdom External link The Co-operative Group Categories: Corporation stubs | British supermarkets | Cooperatives ...

Away from the new commercial centre of Morden, the existing rural roads were widened and rebuilt and the fields were rapidly divided into building plots and laid out for new housing. Further transport improvements came with the construction of a new Southern Railway branch line from Wimbledon to Sutton via South Merton and Morden South (so named, presumably, to differentiate it from Morden Underground Station and Morden Road Station (now tramstop) although it was actually north east of the original village centre). The new line opened in January 1930. As a result of the new transport links, the population of Morden experienced a sudden leap from 1,355 in 1921 to 12,618 in 1931. In the next fifteen years the population continued to grow as most of the parish was covered in new suburban homes. The Southern Railway in the United Kingdom was the smallest of the four railway systems created in the Grouping ordered by the Railways Act of 1921. ... Wimbledon, best known for much of the 20th century as the home of the Wimbledon tennis championships, is a town in south-west London. ... The London Borough of Sutton is a London borough in outer southwest London. ... South Merton railway station is in the London Borough of Merton in South London. ... Morden South railway station is in the London Borough of Merton in South London. ... Morden tube station is a London Underground station in Morden in the London Borough of Merton. ... 1930 is a common year starting on Wednesday. ... 1921 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1931 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... Illustration of the backyards of a surburban neighbourhood Suburbs are inhabited districts located either on the outer rim of a city or outside the official limits of a city (the term varies from country to country), or the outer elements of a conurbation. ...

One of the main residential developments in the 1930s was the St Helier estate, built by the London County Council (LCC) to house workers from inner London and named in honour of Lady St Helier, an alderman of the LCC. The estate was the largest local authority development in south London and has its road names arranged in alphabetical order, from the north-west corner (Abbotsbury Road) to the south-east corner (Woburn Road). Reflecting the previous ownership of the land by Westminster Abbey, all are named after religious establishments. Most of the St Helier estate now lies in the London Borough of Sutton. Events and trends Technology Jet engine invented First atom was split with a particle accelerator Golden Age of radio begins in U.S. Disney adopts a three-color Technicolor process for cartoons First Kit Kat in UK The photocopier is invented by Carlson Air mail service across the Atlantic Science... The County of London, shown within a map of Englands 1890 counties London County Council (LCC) was the principal local government body for the County of London from 1889 until 1965, when it was replaced by the Greater London Council. ... The Clock Tower of the Palace of Westminster which contains Big Ben London is the capital city of the United Kingdom and of England. ... An alderman is a member of a municipal legislative body in a town or city with many jurisdictions. ... The Abbey barn Abbotsbury is a small village in south west Dorset, England, situated on The Fleet under a steep limestone hill, seven miles north west of Wetmouth and seven miles south west of Dorchester. ... Woburn is the name of some places: Woburn, England Woburn, Massachusetts, United States of America Woburn, Toronto, Canada This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... The Abbey at night, from Deans Yard. ... The London Borough of Sutton is a London borough in outer southwest London. ...

Today

Little of the earlier rural character of Morden survived the suburban expansion, although the area has excellent provision of parks and playing fields, many of them created from remnants of the former country estates. It is, for the most part, a pleasant popular suburb. Illustration of the backyards of a surburban neighbourhood Suburbs are inhabited districts located either on the outer rim of a city or outside the official limits of a city (the term varies from country to country), or the outer elements of a conurbation. ...

The Crown public house was demolished in the early 1960s to make way for the fourteen-storey office block Crown House and a large supermarket (the supermarket was in turn demolished in the 1980s and replaced by the Civic Centre/Library). The Co-op, cinema and garage were all demolished in the 1980s or 1990s. Events and trends The 1960s was a turbulent decade of change around the world. ... See also Cooperative Supermarkets in the United Kingdom External link The Co-operative Group Categories: Corporation stubs | British supermarkets | Cooperatives ... Events and trends The 1980s marked an abrupt shift towards more conservative lifestyles after the momentous cultural revolutions which took place in the 1960s and 1970s and the definition of the AIDS virus in 1981. ... Events and trends Technology The World Wide Web was born at CERN Explosive growth of the Internet; decrease in the cost of computers and other technology Reduction in size and cost of mobile phones leads to a massive surge in their popularity Year 2000 problem (commonly known as Y2K) Microsoft...

Landmarks

• St Lawrence Church, Morden
• Morden Baptist Church
• Morden Hall Park
• Morden Park
• The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community has built the largest mosque in Western Europe in Morden (in London Road on the site of the former Express Dairy depot), and it was opened in October 2003.

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Transport connections

Nearest tube station:

• Morden Underground station

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• Morden South railway station
• Morden Road tram station
• St. Helier railway station
• Mitcham tram station
• Belgrave Walk tram station
• Sutton Common railway station
• South Merton railway station

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Nearest places

• Merton Park
• Lower Morden
• South Wimbledon
• St Helier
• Mitcham
• Wimbledon Chase
• Raynes Park
• Motspur Park
• Wimbledon
• Rose Hill
• Sutton
• Cheam
• Colliers Wood

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External links

• News story on Mosque (1) (http://www.guardian.co.uk/religion/Story/0,2763,1054312,00.html)
• News story on Mosque (2) (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=%2Fnews%2F2003%2F10%2F03%2Fnmosq03.xml)
• Location Map of Baitulfutuh Mosque (http://www.rhaworth.myby.co.uk/oscoor_a.htm?TQ254680_region:GB_scale:5000)
• British Pathe News Archive (http://www.britishpathe.com/product_display.php?canisternumber=UN+79+C&sortnumber=&filmid=&szin=&group=&decade=&date1=&date2=&date3=&datefrom=&dateto=&choice=all&description=Enter+search+word%28s%29+here&searchword=&choice1=all&title=Enter+a+film+title+here&choice2=all&keywords=Enter+key+words+here&choice3=all&summary=Enter+a+summary+search+here&advanced.x=25&advanced.y=25) 1930s Newsreel footage of construction of Morden Cinema (download - select low resolution free preview)
• Map (http://www.multimap.com/map/browse.cgi?X=525500&Y=168500&scale=10000) and aerial photo (http://www.multimap.com/map/photo.cgi?x=525500&y=168500&scale=10000) of Morden from Multimap.com
• Other map and aerial photo sources (http://www.rhaworth.myby.co.uk/oscoor_a.htm?525500_168500_region:GB_scale:10000)