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Morden is a district and town in South London, England, now within the London Borough of Merton, in the ceremonial county of Greater London. It adjoins Merton Park and Wimbledon to the north, Mitcham to the east, Sutton to the south and Worcester Park to the west, and is around 8 miles (13 km) south-southwest of Charing Cross.
The London Borough of Merton (/ ˈ m ɜːr t ə n / ⓘ) is a London borough in London, England.The borough was formed under the London Government Act 1963 in 1965 by the merger of the Municipal Borough of Mitcham, the Municipal Borough of Wimbledon and the Merton and Morden Urban District, all formerly within Surrey.
Mitcham is an area within the London Borough of Merton in Southwest London, England.It is centred 7.2 miles (11.6 km) southwest of Charing Cross.Originally a village in the county of Surrey, today it is mainly a residential suburb, and includes Mitcham Common.
Lower Morden had grown up around the village green and the Beverley and Pyl Brooks. In the 1870s, the main properties of Lower Morden were Morden Farm (close to the modern school of the same name and on the site of Hatfeild School), Peacock Farm (now covered by Cranmer Close and Cardinal Avenue) and Hobalds Farm. Close by was Morden Common.
The SM postcode area, also known as the Sutton & Morden postcode area, [2] [3] is a group of seven postcode districts in England, within five post towns. These cover part of south-west London, as well as a small part of north Surrey. The main sorting office is in Sutton, with outgoing mail being sorted at Croydon Mail Centre.
Merton is an ancient parish historically in Surrey, but which has since 1965 been part of Greater London (under its current name Merton Priory). It is bounded by Wimbledon to the north, Mitcham to the east, Morden, Cheam and Cuddington (Worcester Park and rest of Motspur Park) to the south and (New) Malden to the west.
St George's Hill is a 964-acre (3.9 km 2) private gated community in Weybridge, Surrey, United Kingdom. The estate has golf and tennis clubs, as well as approximately 420 houses. The estate has golf and tennis clubs, as well as approximately 420 houses.
The site of the St Helier estate has been connected to long-term charity since the early 17th century. Henry Smith (d. 1627) was a wealthy citizen and salter of London who gave much money to parishes in London and Surrey during his lifetime and in his will. He is buried in Wandsworth parish church and is supposed to have been born in Wandsworth.