Morden (otherwise Moreden[1]) is a civil parish in the Purbeck district of south Dorset, England. Morden is about 6 miles (10 km) north-west of Poole. At the 2011 census the civil parish had 141 households and a population of 323.[2]
| Morden | |
|---|---|
 St Mary's Church, Morden | |
  Morden Location within Dorset | |
| Population | 323 (in 2011) |
| OS grid reference | SY915952 |
| District | |
| Unitary authority | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | WAREHAM |
| Postcode district | BH20 |
| Police | Dorset |
| Fire | Dorset and Wiltshire |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| UK Parliament | |
As well as the village of Morden, the parish includes the hamlets of East Morden, West Morden and Whitefields.[1]
St Mary's Church, Morden, was rebuilt in 1873 except for the lower part of the 13th-century tower.[3] East Morden has a pub, the Cock & Bottle.[4]
In the north of the parish, Charborough was anciently a separate manor, hamlet and ecclesiastical parish.[5] The Grade I listed 17th-century mansion called Charborough House or Charborough Park stands in an extensive deer park,[6] and near the house is the small parish church, also dedicated to St Mary, rebuilt in 1775 and Grade II* listed.[7]
References
edit- ^ a b "Morden Parish Records, Dorset". www.opcdorset.org. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
- ^ "Area: Morden (Parish). Key Figures for 2011 Census: Key Statistics". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
- ^ Historic England. "Parish Church of Saint Mary, Including Boundary Wall (1120559)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
- ^ "Cock and Bottle Inn". Retrieved 29 April 2022.
- ^ "Charborough". A Vision of Britain through Time. University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
- ^ Historic England. "Charborough Park (1323286)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
- ^ Historic England. "Parish Church of Saint Mary, Charborough (1120553)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
External links
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- Morden Parish Council
- 'Morden', in An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset, Volume 2, South east (London, 1970), pp. 160-173. via British History Online
- West Morden – Dorset Life, September 2009
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