Old Malden

Old Malden is a ward of the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames in southwest London, 10mi south west of Charing Cross. Along with Coombe and Kingston Vale it is one of the more affluent areas in the borough.HistoryThe area has a long history as the ancient parish of Malden, derived from the Old English mæl duna, meaning 'the cross on the hill'.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, 5acre 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.