Maldens & Coombe AreaThis area is made up of the old Maldens and Coombe Borough Council land and constitutes about a third of the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames (the oldest Royal Borough in England and Wales). St John the Baptist Church in Old Malden dates back to Saxon times, and Merton College was administrated at Malden before being transferred to Oxford. The College still owns land in the area.
The Duke of Cambridge also owned much of the land - which is why there is an historical association with Cambridge on road and pub names. New Malden developed at the time of the railway coming to the area during the Victorian period Malden and Coombe was a local government district in Surrey, England from 1866 to 1965.
New Malden Local Government District was formed in 1866 under the Local Government Act 1858 from part of the ancient parish of Kingston upon Thames.[1] It was governed by a local board of 12 members.[2] Under the Local Government Act 1894 the area briefly became New Malden Urban District, with an elected urban district council replacing the local board. In the following year the neighbouring Kingston Rural District was abolished, and the two civil parishes of Malden and Coombe were added to New Malden to form The Maldens and Coombe Urban District.[3] In 1936 the urban district council successfully petitioned for a charter of incorporation, and the urban district became the Municipal Borough of Malden and Coombe.[3] Malden and Coombe Borough Council was granted a coat of arms on 14 May 1936.[4] The borough was abolished in 1965 under the London Government Act 1963, with its area becoming part of the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames in Greater London. |
Malden & Coombe
Motto: Ducit Armor Oppodi (The love of our town leads us.)
GeographyStatus Local Government District (1866 - 1894) Urban district (1894 - 1936) Municipal Borough (from 1936) History Created1866 Abolished1965 Succeeded by Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames |