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**Old Malden**
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OS grid reference:	TQ215685
Administration
London borough:	Kingston
County level:	Greater London
Region:	London
Constituent country:	England
Sovereign state:	United Kingdom
Other
Ceremonial county:	Greater London
Historic county:	Surrey (1965)
Services
Police force:	Metropolitan Police
Fire brigade:	London Fire Brigade
Ambulance service:	London Ambulance
Post office and telephone
Post town:	WORCESTER PARK
Postal district:	KT4
Dialling code:	020
Politics
UK Parliament:	Kingston and Surbiton
London Assembly:	South West
European Parliament:	London
London \| List of places in London

Old Malden is a ward of the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames situated 10 miles (16 km) south west of Charing Cross. Its population in 2001 was 9012, out of a total of 147,273 for Kingston borough. [1] Image File history File links Greater_london_outline_map. ... Image File history File links Red_pog. ... The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using latitude or longitude. ... The administrative area of Greater London contains 32 London Boroughs, of which 12 (plus the City of London) make up Inner London and 20 Outer London. ... Arms of Kingston London Borough Council The Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames is a London borough in south-west London. ... Metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties are a level of subnational division of England used for the purposes of local government. ... 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The area is informally referred to as Worcester Park, after the post town, although it has a long history as "Malden", which dates back before the development of New Malden, two miles (3 km) to the north in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, which necessitated the addition of the "Old" prefix. Worcester Park is a London suburb and ward in the extreme north west of the London Borough of Sutton and 10. ... New Malden is a leafy suburban town and shopping centre partly in the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames and partly in the London Borough of Merton, and is situated 9. ... A mile is the name of a unit of length, usually used to measure distance, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... km redirects here. ... 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. ... (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...

In 1264 Walter de Merton, Bishop of Rochester founded a college here that was later moved to Oxford as Merton College.

At the centre of Old Malden is Plough Green, a traditional village green, surrounded by a public house, a bakery, a small parade of shops, two Indian restaurants, an Italian restaurant and a pond. Old Malden is served by Malden Manor station to the north and Worcester Park to the south, both 25 minutes from Waterloo. Malden Road, joining the green and Worcester Park station is flanked by two long rows of mature poplar trees. A minor tributary of the River Thames, the Hogsmill, flows through the west of Old Malden. Malden Manor railway station, in the London Borough of Kingston upon Thames in South London is one of the stations on the Chessington branch, part of the London suburban network of South West Trains, and is in Travelcard Zone 5. ... The introduction of this article does not provide enough context for readers unfamiliar with the subject. ... Many things bear the name Waterloo. ... This article is about woody plants of the genus Populus. ... The Thames (pronounced []) is a river flowing through southern England and connecting London with the sea. ... An English river which flows from its source in the spring line village of Ewell (a corruption of The Well) in Surrey to join the River Thames at Kingston-upon-Thames. ...

St John the Baptist Church, close to the Hogsmill, dates back to Saxon times and is mentioned in the 1086 Domesday Book. In 1611 the chancel's old flint walls were repaired and the nave and the tower rebuilt in brick. In 1875 a new nave and chancel were added, and in 2004 a two storey extension completed. [2] John the Baptist (also called John the Baptizer or John the Dipper) is regarded as a prophet by at least three religions: Christianity, Islam, and Mandaeanism. ... Saxon may refer to: The Saxon people The Anglo-Saxon people Saxon language: Anglo-Saxon language (the ancestor language of English) Lower Saxon language (a variety of Low German) Old Saxon language (the ancestor language of Anglo-Saxon language) Upper Saxon dialect (a variety of High German) An inhabitant of...

Nearby places

To the west: Ewell
To the south: Worcester Park
To the east: Raynes Park, Sutton
To the north: New Malden, Motspur Park Tolworth

Ewell is a large, sprawling village adjoining Epsom in the Epsom and Ewell borough of Surrey in South East England and near to the southern boundary of Greater London. ... Worcester Park is a London suburb and ward in the extreme north west of the London Borough of Sutton and 10. ... Raynes Park is a primarily residential area within the London Borough of Merton. ... Sutton may mean: // Places Sutton, meaning south settlement in Saxon, is a very common place name. ... New Malden is a leafy suburban town and shopping centre partly in the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames and partly in the London Borough of Merton, and is situated 9. ... Motspur Park, also known locally as West Barnes is a suburb in South West London situated across the boundary between the London boroughs of Merton and Kingston upon Thames. ... Tolworth is a mostly residential suburb of London in the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames. ...

Notable open spaces close by

Wimbledon and Putney Commons consist of a large open space south west of London comprising 1140 acres (4. ... A corner of the Isabella Plantation in Richmond Park Richmond Park is the largest of the Royal Parks in London. ... Bushy Park Bushy Park is the second-largest of the Royal Parks of London. ... Map sources for Nonsuch Park at grid reference TQ231637 Nonsuch Park is the remnant of open space surrounding the former Nonsuch Palace, and is a public park between Stoneleigh, North Cheam, Cheam, and Ewell. ...

External links

Statistics from 2001 Census [3]

Map [4]

Maldens and Coombe neighbourhood [5]

Profile of the parish [6]

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Old Malden Ward - Maldens and Coombe Neighbourhood (1318 words)
	Old Malden Ward - Maldens and Coombe Neighbourhood
	Old Malden is a ward within the London Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames that borders the London Borough of Sutton and the London Borough of Merton.
	Old Malden Ward is one of 5 wards in the Maldens and Coombe Neighbourhood and one of 16 wards in the Borough of Kingston upon Thames.

Old Malden - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (431 words)
	Old Malden is a ward of the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames situated 10 miles (16 km) south west of Charing Cross.
	Old Malden is served by Malden Manor station to the north and Worcester Park to the south, both 25 minutes from Waterloo.
	Old Malden Conservation Area was created in March 1971, designating the area as being “of special architectural or historic interest the character or appearance of which it is desirable to preserve or enhance”.

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