Morden, Surrey Family History Guide

Morden is an Ancient Parish in the county of Surrey. Morden is situated ten miles south of London on the high road to Portsmouth. It is a small parish, its area being, according to the Ordnance Survey, only 1,474 acres. It is chiefly a residential and agricultural parish.

Alternative names: Mordune, Murdon, Moredone, Moredon, Mordun, Mordon

Parish church:

Parish registers begin:

Parish registers: 1634
Bishop’s Transcripts: 1679

Nonconformists include:

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Adjacent Parishes

Merton Park near Morden. Richmond Avenue

Morden Parish Registers

The Registers of Morden, Surrey. 1634-1812. Transcribed and edited by Mr. F. Clayton. Published London 1901 Privately printed for the Parish Register Society. – This book is a free download from Parishmouse

Parish History

The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870

MORDON, a village and a parish in Croydon district, Surrey. The village stands 1¼ mile SW of the river Wandle, 1½ SSW of a station of its own name on the Wimbledon and Croydon railway, and 5¼ WNW of Croydon; and has a post office, under Mitcham, London S. The parish comprises 1,422 acres. Real property, £5,039. Pop., 654. Houses, 125. The property is divided among a few. The manor belonged once to Merton abbey, and belongs now to R. Garth, Esq. Mordon Hall was formerly the manor-house, and is now a school. Mordon Park, Mordon Hill, Mordon Lodge, and the Rectory are chief residences.

Snuff-mills are on the river; and a large brickfield was lately opened on Mordon Common. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Winchester. Value, £353. Patron, R. Garth, Esq. The church was rebuilt of brick in 1636; has stone decorated windows, which probably belonged to the previous church; has also an embattled tower; and contains some brasses and monuments. There are an endowed school with £36 a year, an endowed Sunday school with £30, and charities £29.

Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. A. Fullarton & Co. N. d. c. [1870-72].

Parish Records

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Historical Directories

The Commercial & General Directory of the Town and Parish of Croydon 1869 including South Norwood, Upper Norwood, Woodside, Stroud Green, and Shirley; to which is added a supplement of the Principal Residents in the several parishes of Addington, Beckenham, Beddington, Carshalton, Caterham, Chaldon, Chelsham, Coulsdon, Farleigh, Mitcham, Morden, Sanderstead, Selsdon, Sutton, Wallington, Warlingham, and Wickham (West); together with brief sketches of the town, population and mortality tables, and notices of religious, benevolent, and provident societies. Seventh Issue. 1869. Publisher: F. Warren Date of publication: 1869 File size: 18 MB – This book is a free download from Parishmouse

The Commercial & General Directory of the Town and Parish of Croydon 1966 including South Norwood, Upper Norwood, Woodside, Stroud Green, and Shirley; to which is added a supplement of the Principal Residents in the several parishes of Addington, Beckenham, Beddington, Carshalton, Caterham, Chaldon, Cheam, Chelsham, Coulsdon, Farleigh, Mitcham, Morden, Sanderstead, Selsdon, Streatham, Sutton, Wallington, Warlingham, and West Wickham; together with brief sketches of the town, population and mortality tables, and notices of religious, benevolent, and provident societies. Sixth Edition. 1865-66. Publisher: F. Warren. Date of publication: 1866 File size: 18 MB – This book is a free download from Parishmouse

Maps of Morden

View detailed 19th-century Ordnance Survey maps from the National Library of Scotland Maps – includes OS 25 inch 1892-1918 maps, a vast range of other historical OS maps and land use maps. These maps reveal old street layouts, parish boundaries, and landmarks long since vanished.

Administration

County: Surrey
Civil Registration District: Croydon
Probate Court: Court of the Archdeaconry of Surrey
Diocese: Winchester
Rural Deanery: Ewell
Poor Law Union: Croydon
Hundred: Wallington
Province: Canterbury