Morden
Major Settlement in the Parish of Morden
Historical Forms
- Mordune 969 Crawf 12th KCD824 1066 c.1400
- Mordone 1086 DB 1428 FA
- Westmordon(e) 1325 Ass t.Hy7 AddCh
- Moreden 1204 ChR
- Morden 1329 FF
- Moredon 1382 FF
- Moorden 1440 FF
- Mourden 1626 FF
Etymology
'Hill in or by the swampy spot,' v. mor , dun . There is slightly elevated land here between the valleys of the Wandle and the Beverley Brook. Westmordon probably corresponds to the present Lower Morden.