Old Malden

Old Malden

Coordinates: 51°22′30″N 0°16′12″W / 51.375°N 0.27°W / 51.375; -0.27

Old Malden
Old Malden is located in Greater London
Old Malden

 Old Malden shown within Greater London
Population 9,012 (2001 Census)[1]
OS grid reference TQ215685
    - London  10 miles (16 km) 
London borough Kingston
Ceremonial county Greater London
Region London
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town WORCESTER PARK
Postcode district KT4
Dialling code 020
Police Metropolitan
Fire London
Ambulance London
EU Parliament London
UK Parliament Kingston and Surbiton
London Assembly South West
List of places: UK • England • London

Old Malden is a ward of the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames 10 miles (16 km) south west of Charing Cross. At the 2001 Census its population was 9,012, out of a total of 147,273 for the whole borough.[1]

Contents

Orientation

Plough Green
St John the Baptist Church, showing 2004 extension
The village pond
The Plough
The A Roma restaurant
Old Malden Library

At the heart of Old Malden is Plough Green, a traditional village green, surrounded by:

  • The Plough, a 15th century public house, containing a Harvester restaurant;[2]
  • a small parade of shops, which includes the Plough Bakery, two Indian restaurants (the Rupali and the Shalimar) and a convenience store;
  • an Italian restaurant, the A Roma;
  • a pond, home to a family of moorhens and two mallards.

To the west of Plough Green is Old Malden Library.[3]

The Parish Church of Old Malden is St John the Baptist, and can be found just beyond the width restriction in Church Road. There was a church building here at the time of the Domesday Book. The present building comprises the 1611 re-build, the 1875 extension and another extension added in 2004. The Vicar is the Revd Kevin Scott MA who was licensed to the parish in 2003.

Old Malden is served by Malden Manor station to the north and Worcester Park station to the south, both 25 minutes from Waterloo. Malden Road, joining the green and Worcester Park station was flanked by two rows of over forty mature poplar trees until 2010, when most were felled as a safety measure due to internal rotting. Replacement oaks were planted later that year. A minor tributary of the River Thames, the Hogsmill, flows through the west of Old Malden.

History

The area has a long history as Malden derived from the Old English mael duna, meaning 'the cross on the hill'.[4]

Malden appears in Domesday Book of 1086 as Meldone, held partly by William de Wateville and partly by Robert de Wateville. Its domesday assets were: 4 hides and 3 virgates; 1 chapel, 1 mill worth 12s, 6½ ploughs, 5 acres (20,000 m2) of meadow, woodland worth 1 hog out of 7 hogs. It rendered £7 12s 0d.

St John the Baptist Church, close to the Hogsmill, dates back to Saxon times. 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 was completed. The current Vicar is the Revd Kevin Scott MA.

The Grade II listed Manor House, next to St John's, is also mentioned in the Domesday Book; in 1264 Walter de Merton, Bishop of Rochester, founded a college here that was later moved to Oxford as Merton College. The house was later used as a court in the reign of Henry VIII, and in the mid 18th century the house was the home of Captain Cook. In 1852 the Hogsmill River was the setting for the background of Ophelia painted by John Everett Millais.[4]

Malden became Old Malden in 1870, with the development of New Malden, two miles (3 km) to the north.

Conservation Area

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”. (Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990, Section 69). It contains two distinct parts, St Johns’ and Plough Green, whose special character is summarised in the designation as:

St Johns’: A medieval village center above the Hogsmill River, containing the Saxon Church of St. John the Baptist, the site of its vicarage, the 18th century Manor House and ancient fields.

Plough Green: A village green with a pond, a 15th century public house, and a picturesque group of mainly 19th century cottages. The public house is currently operated as a restaurant by Harvester, and sells several kinds of lager (from pumps and bottles) but no real ale.

Notable residents

  • Ian Hutchinson, former Chelsea footballer, lived in 'The Glebe' during the 1970s.
  • Daley Thompson, British double-Olympic champion decathlete, lived near The Plough.

Education

For education in Old Malden see the main Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames article.

Nearby places

Notable open spaces close by

Notes

External links



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