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Malden (or Old Malden), par. and vil., Surrey, on river Hogs-Mill, near Worcester Park sta. and 3 miles S.E. of Kingston upon Thames, 1294 ac., pop. 525; P.O., T.O., called Worcester Park. Merton College, afterwards removed to Oxford, was founded here in 1264 by Walter de Merton, Bishop of Rochester.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "parish" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Malden Parish Surrey Ancient County |
| Place names: | MALDEN | MALDEN OR OLD MALDEN | OLD MALDEN | WORCESTER PARK |
| Place: | Malden |
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