New Malden is an area in South West

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and the

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, and is from

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. Neighbouring localities include Kingston,

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, Tolworth, Wimbledon and

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. Prior to the creation of

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in 1965, New Malden was in the

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History

New Malden was established entirely as a result of the arrival of the railway, when what is now called

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was opened on 1 December 1846 on the main line from

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. Building started slowly in the area just to the north of the station, gathering pace in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries with two- and three-bedroom

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s. Further out towards Coombe Hill are larger detached and

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houses from the 1930s. The name of the road which leads up the hill to Coombe, Traps Lane, is thought to derive from a farm owned by a Mrs Trap. Following the opening of the

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in 1927, the farms to its south progressively gave way to suburban development. Two miles (3 km) to the south is the former village of Old Malden (from which New Malden gets its name) whose origins go back to

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times, the name being

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for ''Mæl'' + ''duna'' = "the cross on the hill". Under the District Councils Act 1895, The Maldens & Coombe Urban District Council was created (the plural relating to Old Malden and New Malden). In 1936 Malden and Coombe was granted full Borough status, with its own Mayor, and had the rare distinction of a civic mace bearing the royal insignia of King Edward VIII. New Malden suffered damage from German bombing during the Second World War. The first attack took place on 16 August 1940, killing about 50 people and damaging about 1,300 homes. After dropping approximately 150 bombs, German pilots reportedly flew over the railway station at low altitude and machine-gunned passengers as they got off a train that had just arrived at the railway station. Unexploded munitions from this period are still found on occasion. In 1965, the

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came into force merging the boroughs of Malden & Coombe and

with Kingston upon Thames to form the

. New Malden is home to the offices of several large organisations, including Nestlé Purina Pet Foods (before 1997

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Pet Foods) - until 2012 when Nestlé moved its UK headquarters to Gatwick, and

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Description

New Malden is bounded to the north by the affluent Coombe Hill and to the south and east by Raynes Park, Worcester Park and Tolworth. New Malden includes

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, home to the training ground of Fulham FC, and also the

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sports ground, home to the training ground of

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. * To the west:

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* To the south: Old Malden,

, Tolworth,

* To the east:

, West Barnes * To the north: Coombe, Richmond Park, Wimbledon The busy A3 trunk road runs through part of New Malden. A minor tributary of the

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, Beverley Brook, flows through the east of the town, while its western boundary is along the

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, another Thames tributary. The first

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s were made in New Malden at Venners Ltd.

Demographics

Korean community

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''. Monday 23 February 2015. Retrieved on 2 November 2015. and as of the same year the Korean population in the area around New Malden is around 20,000, including about 600 originating from

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, giving it the largest group of North Koreans in Europe.Parrish, Charlie.
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''. 6 October 2014. Retrieved on 2 November 2015. In the 2001 census, some small areas of New Malden had "Other Asian" (i.e., other than of Indian sub-continental origin, which also included Chinese) populations of "over 25%", though no whole ward reached over 20%. Many of the Koreans living in New Malden work for Korean companies, and they are either permanently settled and formerly expatriate, or they are still expatriates.Moore, Fiona. "The German School in London, UK: Fostering the Next Generation of National Cosmopolitans?" (Chapter 4). In: Coles, Anne and Anne-Meike Fechter. ''Gender and Family Among Transnational Professionals'' (Routledge International Studies of Women and Place).

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The New Malden area has

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churches and nursery schools as well as restaurants and shops with Korean clientele. New Malden functions as the shopping and cultural centre for a Korean population spread more widely across South-West London and the neighbouring counties. The area has Korean supermarkets, about 20 Korean restaurants and cafes, including those serving

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. It also has a

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(Karaoke bar), and many other shops. The Korean language is visible on several shop signs. The original Embassy of South Korea was in New Malden, before moving to 60 Buckingham Gate in

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. Some factors cited in ''

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'' as reasons why the Korean community formed in New Malden included a 1950s joint venture partnership between a

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and Racal Avionics (formerly

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), Lord Chancellor's Walk in Coombe Lane West previously serving as the residence of the Ambassador of South Korea to the United Kingdom, and

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having its UK offices in New Malden until they moved to their current location in

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, Surrey in 2005. Many Koreans settled in New Malden in the 1970s due to the ambassador's location.

Other

There is a Hindu Temple in the eastern part of Burlington Road with a notable community of predominantly

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living in the area. In 2016 New Malden gained twin city status with Jaffna, Sri Lanka and a permanent plaque was erected to celebrate this.

Amenities

New Malden has its own sports centre, the Malden Centre, which includes a swimming pool, gym and community facilities. It also runs several adult learning courses. Beverley Park provides a football pitch, tennis courts, children's playground, allotments and open space. Tudor Williams Ltd, established in 1913 but closed in 2019, was a family run

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in the High Street. The company also has shops in Cobham and Dorking and expanded by acquiring department stores Elphicks of Farnham in October 2004, and Knights of Reigate in September 2006. A branch of

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is one of a number of other well known stores in the High Street. The local newspapers are the ''

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'' which has been in print since 1854, '' Coombe Monthly'', and the ''

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''. A monthly publication, The Village Voice, covers local history, news, topical articles and advertisements for businesses serving the community. There is an annual Malden Fortnight, which includes a parade showcasing all the local schools and community groups and various other activities. Each Christmas the High Street is festooned with Christmas lights with its own switching-on ceremony. The choir from Christ Church School, in New Malden sing Christmas carols to the townsfolk. For a small town it is more than proportionately blessed with winners of the

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. Research recently published in the Village Voice revealed the existence of a previously unknown third medal winner – see Notable Residents below. New Malden has its own youth theatre, the Green Theatre Company, established in 1986 in a converted cricket pavilion at Barton Green
Green Theatre Company
The area's last surviving cinema, the Odeon at Shannon Corner on the A3 was replaced by a large retail area including several large stores. The other cinema in the High Street (corner of Sussex Road) burnt down on Boxing Day 1936. There was also a silent cinema on Coombe Road by the station, which became the New Malden Gentlemen's Club in 1923; this closed in August 2010, and is now a Korean karaoke and pool bar. New Malden also has its own "Dino-Golf" course, 18 holes of dinosaur themed crazy golf overlooking the A3, as well as a floodlit golf driving range. In recent times New Malden played host to the biggest B&Q,

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and

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. This Currys is the biggest electrical store in London. These are situated away from the High Street, which focuses more on smaller, more upmarket shops and restaurants. New Malden is home to the playing fields of both

and the

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, which are available for hire when not in use by university teams.

Notable open spaces

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* Bushy Park * Beverley Park * Blagdon Open Space * Dickerage Road Park

Education and schools

* Burlington (primary and nursery) * Christ Church (primary and nursery, Church of England) * Coombe Boys' School (secondary; "Beverley" prior to 2006) *

Coombe Girls' School Coombe Girls' School is an all-girls secondary school and co-educational sixth form with academy status in New Malden, South-West London, England. The school is a Leading Edge School, a Training School and specialises in languages. The school a ...

(secondary; mixed-gender sixth form) * Coombe Hill Junior School (primary) * Corpus Christi (primary and nursery, Roman Catholic) * Holy Cross (secondary, Roman Catholic School) * King's Oak (primary and nursery; formerly, "The Mount") * Malden Manor (primary and nursery) * Richard Challoner (secondary, Roman Catholic) * Sacred Heart (Primary) * Study School (Primary)

Transport

Rail

has services provided by South Western Railway to

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, Kingston,

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and

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. It is in London Zone 4. The Old Malden area is well served by trains from Malden Manor railway station, travelling north to London Waterloo and south to

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on the New Malden/

borders also has rail connections to

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and

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Bus

There are many routes of

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going through New Malden, including route 213 route going from Kingston towards Sutton, routes

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and N87 going through Kingston Town Centre and

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(and

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for the night bus) along with the X26 express bus to

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and Heathrow Central bus station, Heathrow Airport, London Buses route 152, route 152 from New Malden towards Pollards Hill and London Buses route 265, route 265 towards Tolworth, Roehampton and Putney. The town also has a series of local bus routes, including London Buses route K1, K1 which goes to Kingston and New Malden station and London Buses route K5, K5 to Ham and Morden.

Notable residents

Notable former or current residents include: * Cyril Barton – posthumously awarded the

during World War II * Ian Bazalgette – posthumously awarded the

during World War II * Bernard Braden – TV personality, popular during the 1960s and early 1970s * Jane Campbell, Baroness Campbell of Surbiton – British peerage, peer and Commissioner of the Equality and Human Rights Commission * Anthony Caro – sculptor, born here in 1924 * Vernon Corea – Sri Lankan TV pioneer * Paul Geraghty – author/illustrator * Tom Holland – actor * Barbara Kelly – TV personality * David Kynaston – author, historian * John Martyn (singer), John Martyn – singer-songwriter * Sally Morgan (psychic), Sally Morgan – celebrity psychic medium * Jamal Musiala – footballer, attended Corpus Christi RC Primary School * Cyril Power – artist * Diana Rigg – actress * Luke Sital-Singh – singer-songwriter * Colin Southgate – businessman * Stormzy – rapper, singer and songwriter * Dave Swarbrick – fiddler of Fairport Convention, was born in the town * Max Wall – actor, comedian and entertainer * Eileen Way – actress, activist * Jamie Woon – singer-songwriter New Malden also has links to a third recipient of the

, Humphrey Osbaldston Brooke Firman VC, whose parents lived in Coombe at the time of his death. A plaque bearing his name was unveiled on the war memorial in the High Street during April 2008 and a road in a new housing development near the High Street has been named Firman Close.

In popular culture

* In the BBC TV series ''The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin'', New Malden features twice in the list of excuses Perrin made to his boss for his late arrival at work; one of the claims made is that a badger ate the signal box there. * The house on the corner of Dukes Avenue/Howard Road featured in the exterior shots of 1970s ITV (TV network), ITV series ''Bless This House (British TV series), Bless This House'', which featured comedian Sid James. * In 2004, Tesco reported that the New Malden store was the biggest consumer of fruit and vegetables in the country, in relation to items of fruit purchased per customer. It is thought that the Korean diet contributes significantly to this. * In the BBC One television series ''Little Britain (sketch show), Little Britain'', character Marjorie Dawes hosts weekly FatFighters meetings at a community centre in New Malden. * Mentioned in a mid-1990s MasterCard advert – "New York? The furthest he's ever been is New Malden!" * Mentioned briefly on the radio traffic report in the BBC television series ''Outnumbered (UK TV series), Outnumbered''. * Mentioned in Stephen Fry's autobiography ''Moab is my Washpot''. "I suppose some rat faced weasel from New Malden will be interviewed at any minute to give the other side of the hunting debate" (page 45) * The Duke of Cambridge pub, now a Krispy Kreme doughnut store, was acquired during the early 1960s by the notorious Kray twins who ran it as a bar and club; the then current world heavyweight boxing champion Sonny Liston attended the reopening night. * Malden features in an episode of ''Monty Python's Flying Circus'', in which the "North Malden Icelandic Saga Society" change the script to the BBC's production of the Icelandic legend "Njorl's Saga" to incorporate references to Malden in an effort to attract investors. (Episode 1, Series 3) * In the BBC sketch-comedy series ''Tracey Ullman's Show'' comedian Tracey Ullman's pensioner, OAP character Kay Clark lives with her 103-year-old mother in New Malden. * At the start of series 3 of the British ''spy thriller'' television series, ''Killing Eve,'' Sandra Oh's character, Eve Polastri, is living and working in a Korean restaurant located in New Malden. The location is clearly identified on screen as New Malden. * In ''BBC One sitcom Not Going Out series 10 episode 3, '' Lee Mack's character visits and buys various items from an adult shop, to spice up his love life with wife Lucy (Sally Bretton). The shop used (and renamed 'Untold Pleasures' for this episode) is the Private adult shop at 203 Kingston Road, New Malden.

Sports

Cricket

*Kingstonian Cricket Club (1989)

Notes

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