Morden, Dorset

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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]

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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

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