Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for New Malden

New Malden, market town with ry. sta., in par. and 2 miles E. of Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, pop. 2538; P.O., T.O. Market-day, Thursday. The prosperity of this town is mainly due to its proximity to Kingston upon Thames, of which it is practically a suburb.


(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "market town with railway station"   (ADL Feature Type: "cities")
Administrative units: Surrey AncC
Place: New Malden

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