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| {{Infobox UK place | |||
| |country = England | |||
| |map_type = Greater London | |||
| |region = London | |||
| |population = | |||
| |official_name = New Malden | |||
| |os_grid_reference = TQ215685 | |||
| |london_borough = Kingston | |||
| |london_borough1 = Merton | |||
| |post_town = NEW MALDEN | |||
| |postcode_area = KT | |||
| |postcode_district = KT3 | |||
| |dial_code = 020 | |||
| |latitude = 51.40 | |||
| |longitude = -0.252 | |||
| |constituency_westminster = ] | |||
| ] | |||
| }} | |||
| '''New Malden''' is a town and shopping centre in the south-western ] suburbs, mostly within the ] and partly in the ], and is situated {{convert|9.4|mi|km|1}} from ]. Nearby towns are ], ], ] and ] | |||
| ==History== | |||
| New Malden was established entirely as a result of the arrival of the railway when ] was opened on 1 December 1846 on the main line from Waterloo. However, when Queen Victoria visited distinguished residents in the Coombe Hill area, the royal train always continued to ] station where the platform was at ground level. | |||
| Building started slowly in the area north of the station, gathering pace in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries with two- and three-bedroom ]s. Further out are larger ] and ] houses from the 1930s. The road up the hill to Coombe, Traps Lane, is thought to derive from a farm owned by a Mrs Trap. | |||
| Two miles (3 km) to the south is the former village of ''']''' from which it gets its name, whose origins go back to ] times, the name being ] for ''Mael'' + ''duna'' = the cross on the hill. | |||
| Under the District Councils Act 1895, ] 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 ]. In 1965, the ] came into force merging the boroughs of Malden & Coombe and ] with Kingston-upon-Thames to form the ]. | |||
| At the end of the high street there is a roundabout known as the Fountain Roundabout because it has a fountain which was originally used for drinking water by horses. The Fountain Roundabout has The Fountain Public House on one corner. From the roundabout are four exits one to the high street, one to Kingston Upon Thames and two others which go to the main A3 London to Portsmouth Road which has been the main route from the south of England docks to Central London for several hundred years. | |||
| ==Description== | |||
| New Malden is bounded to the north by the affluent ] and to the south and east by Raynes Park, Worcester Park and Tolworth. New Malden includes ], home to the training ground of ]. | |||
| * To the west: ], ]. | |||
| * To the south: ], ], ], ] | |||
| * To the east: ], ] | |||
| * To the north: ], ], ] | |||
| The busy ] trunk road runs through part of New Malden. A minor tributary of the ], ], flows through the east of the town, while its western boundary is along the ], another Thames tributary. | |||
| The first Parking Meters were made in New Malden at Venners Ltd. | |||
| ==Korean culture and presence== | |||
| {{Reference necessary|1=New Malden has the largest expatriate community of ]ns in Europe, and is one of the most densely populated area of Koreans outside South Korea. According to different sources, the Korean population in the ] is around 20,000, of whom around 8000 reside in the Kingston Borough portion of New Malden.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-12170151 | work=BBC News | title=Doing business in London's Little Korea | date=23 January 2011}}</ref> 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%.<ref></ref> 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 around fifteen ], and many small supermarkets and other shops. The Anglo-Korean Cultural Institute can be found on Burlington Road, and churches of several denominations in the area have regular Korean services with associated Korean clergy. | |||
| The size of this community has been attributed<ref></ref> to the former residence of the South Korean ambassador in Lord Chancellor's Walk off Coombe Lane West. During the 1970s many Koreans came to the area following his example, but when house prices rose in Wimbledon, they moved to New Malden. Others{{By whom|date=January 2010}} point to a ] between what was then ], later ] Avionics, now part of ], at Shannon Corner and a Korean ] in the 1950s as the start of the community. ]' UK division used to be based in New Malden, although it has now relocated its European headquarters to nearby ]. A high proportion of the community are expatriate workers for Korean companies, who remain in the UK for a number of years before returning to Korea.{{Citation needed|date=January 2010}} Many work in finance and banking in the ].{{Citation needed|date=January 2010}} | |||
| ==Amenities== | |||
| New Malden has its own sports centre, the Malden Centre,<ref>http://www.dcleisurecentres.co.uk/Centres/Surrey/Malden+Centre%2C+The/index.html</ref> which includes a swimming pool, gym and community facilities. | |||
| Beverley Park provides a football pitch, tennis courts, children's playground, allotments and open space. | |||
| Tudor Williams Ltd, established in 1913, is a family run ] 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. Sandy's Menswear is another long established family run business, specialising in menswear and hirewear in the High Street, having been opened originally in 1955 by the current owners father. | |||
| A monthly publication, '''The Village Voice''',<ref></ref> covers local history, news, topical articles and advertisements for businesses serving the community. | |||
| There is an annual Malden Fortnight, which is 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. | |||
| For a small town it is more than proportionately blessed with winners of the Victoria Cross. 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. | |||
| The area's last cinema, the Odeon at Shannon Corner on the A3 has closed and been 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. | |||
| ===Notable open spaces=== | |||
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| * Beverley Park<ref>http://www.kingston.gov.uk/browse/environment/parks/recreation_sites/beverley_park.htm</ref> | |||
| ===Sports and recreation=== | |||
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| * - Runners up in the 2008 National Cockspur Club Cup.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cricketworld.com/internationalcricketnews/england/club/article/?aid=17805&atp=1|title=Cockspur Cup 2008 Round-Up|work=cricketworld.com|date=27 October 2008|accessdate=20 December 2009}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> Notable former players include former England wicketkeeper Alec Stewart.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lords.org/latest-news/news-archive/cockspur-cup-final-preview,1146,NS.html|title=Cockspur Cup Final - preview|work=Lords, the home of cricket|date=2 September 2008|accessdate=20 December 2009}}</ref> | |||
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| ==Education and schools== | |||
| :''For education in New Malden see the main ] article.'' | |||
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| * ] (Beverley School Before 2006) | |||
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| ==Transport== | |||
| ===Rail=== | |||
| ] has services provided by ] to London Waterloo, ], ], ] and ]. The ] area is well served by trains from ], travelling north to London and south to ]. ] on the New Malden/] borders also has rail connections to ], ], ] and ]. | |||
| ===Bus=== | |||
| There are many bus routes going through New Malden, including the 213 route going from Kingston towards ], the 131 and N87 routes going through Kingston Town Centre and Tooting Broadway (and Aldwych for the night bus) along with the X26 express bus to ] and ] and the 152 route going from New Malden towards ]. The town also has a series of local bus routes, including the K1 and K5. | |||
| ==Notable residents== | |||
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| Notable former or current residents include: | |||
| * ] - posthumously awarded the ] during ] | |||
| * ] - posthumously awarded the ] during ] | |||
| * ] - TV personality, mainly of the 1960s | |||
| * ] - sculptor, born here in 1924 | |||
| * ] - SriLankan TV pioneer | |||
| * ] - actor, has property in the town | |||
| * ] - author/illustrator | |||
| * ] - TV personality | |||
| * ] -author, historian<ref>{{cite news|url=http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/economics/article1843064.ece|title=Kynaston leaves the Square Mile behind to begin his search for Austerity Britain | work=The Times | location=London | first=Martin | last=Waller | date=26 May 2007 | accessdate=20 May 2010}}</ref> | |||
| * ] - singer-songwriter | |||
| * ] - Celebrity Psychic Medium | |||
| * ] - actress | |||
| * ] - fiddler of ] | |||
| * ] - actor, comedian and entertainer | |||
| New Malden also has links to a third recipient of the ], ] 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 ] series '']'', 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.<ref>http://www.mgnet.karoo.net/11mins.htm</ref> | |||
| * The house on the corner of Dukes Avenue/Howard Road featured in the exterior shots of 1970s ] series '']'', which featured comedian ]. | |||
| * In 2004, Tesco reported that the New Malden store was the biggest consumer of fruit and veg in the Country, in relation to items of fruit purchased per customer. It is thought that the Korean diet contributes significantly to this.<ref></ref> | |||
| * 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 "]". | |||
| * 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 Wellington pub, refurbished as Krispy Kremes (lease due to expire Dec 2009) was formerly owned by the Kray twins, the heavyweight boxer Sonny Liston attended the opening night.<ref></ref> | |||
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