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bunUt 1T93, 'u on the Hampshire border, about 14 mile* N.W. from 

 Ouildford. Beeidt* the chapel there U a district church, erected in 

 18iO, at Tort TV**, a village on the Berkshire border, not fur from 

 the military college at Sandhurst There are National schools, llam, 

 population with H.U-h 1824, lie* near the Tinmen, 2 miles If. from 

 Kingston. Besides the church, which ii a neat modem buiMiti?, 

 there are an Independent chapel, National and Infant schools, and a 

 Cholera Orphan Asylum, rtttbliihed in 1849. Ham House, the 

 property of the Earl of Dytart, ii a Urge and handsome mansion 

 being the Thatnea, erected in the reign of James I. llorley, population 

 1415, U iituated 5 milei a from lUirate. The church is of the early 

 Engluh period ; there are a Baptist chapel and National schools. East 

 UorJry. population 247, and Wai Hartley, 719, are adjoining villages, 

 pleasantly aituated about midway between Qnildford and Lt-atherhead. 

 Knit Hnnley church is a small one of Norman date ; West Horslcy 

 church U also ancient : in it was interred the head of Sir Walter 

 Raleigh, and the body of Carew Raleigh, the son of Sir Walter. There 

 are Free schools at East Horsley and National schools at West Horsley. 

 Kenuimgton, population 43,109, adjoins Brixton on the north. It 

 comprehends a tolerably extensive public park, recently formed, at the 

 extremity of which is St Mark's district church, erected a few years 

 ago. There are three proprietary episcopal chapels besides St. Mark's 

 church and South Kenm'ngton church ; also some Dissenting chapels, 

 a Roman Catholic convent, National and Infant schools, and a savings 

 bank. The Licensed Victuallers' schools, for the maintenance and 

 education of 200 children, are at Kennington ; the building is very 

 spacious and handsome. South of Kennington, on the Ulapham road, 

 is Nfociicf//, where are a district church and a chapel of ease. Kew, 

 6 miles W. from Hyde Park Corner, population 1009, is on the Thames 

 opposite Brentford. The church, which stands on the centre of the 

 green, was built in 1714, and enlarged in 1S37. There is a Free school 

 for girls. At Kew are the extensive public Botanic Gardens, at present 

 the finest in the country : they are open daily to the public free of 

 charge. Ltal/tcrhead, population 2041, on the right bank of the Mole, 

 4 miles S.W. from Epsom, was once a market-town. Besides the 

 church, an ancient cruciform edifice, there are an Independent chapel 

 and National schools. Brewing, malting, and tanning are carried on. 

 The Mole is here crossed by a bridge of 14 arches. Lingfield, 6 miles 

 S. by E. from Qodstone, population 2141, is in an agricultural district. 

 The church contains some interesting monuments. The Baptists 

 have two places of worship. M erst ham is on the Brighton railway, 3 

 miles N.E. from Reigate, population 843. The church contains some 

 curious monuments : there are National and Subscription schools. 

 Stone is quarried to some extent. Merlon, population 1870, on the 

 river Wandlc, 9 miles S.S.W. from London, is noticeable on account 

 of its abbey, which possesses some historical interest. Merton Abbey 

 was for regular canons of St. Augustine, and was a wealthy institution. 

 Part of the outer walls, and the east window of the abbey-chapel, are 

 still standing. Merton church is au ancient edifice, partly of Norman 

 date. There is a chapel for Independents. Several manufacturing 

 establishments are in the neighbourhood. Mickdham, 2 miles N. from 

 Dorking, population 766, stands in a vale watered by the Mole, and 

 long celebrated for its beauty. The church, of the early English 

 style, has been recently enlarged. There are National schools. Nor- 

 bury Hall is a fine mansion, standing in an extensive and picturesque 

 ; A ilitcham, population 4641, is about a mile S. from Tooting. 

 Besides the church, which was erected in 1821, there are chapels for 

 Wealeyan Methodists and Independents ; National and Infant schools, 

 and an establishment for the infant poor of St. George's-in-tho-East. 

 On the Wandle are numerous mills, calico- and silk-printing works, 

 and shawl-printing works; and on the common and elsewhere are 

 gelatine-, varnish-, and japan-works, felt-works, gas-works, and a 

 blacking, vinegar, and lucifer-match manufactory. Brewing and malt- 

 ing are carried on. Mortlake, population 8110, consists of a street 

 stretching along the Thames, 2 miles E. from Richmond. Besides 

 the parish church, which was rebuilt in 1725, there are an Independent 

 chapel, National and Infant school*, a savings bank, and almshouses 

 erected by the Boot- and Shoe-Makers' Benevolent Institution. New 

 Ort* {[ORsnrwicB]. Norvood, population 3977, is about a mile S. 

 from Dulwich. St. Luke's district church is of Grecian architecture 

 All SainU* district church, on Beaulieu Hill, is a neat gothic edifice. 

 At Norwood is a large public cemetery, with episcopal and dissenting 

 chapel, for performing the burial service. The Wesleyan Methodists, 

 Independents, and Baptist* have places of worship ; there are National 

 rilish schools; a district school for the pauper children of 

 Lambeth pariah, and a very spacious and costly structure for the 

 pauper children of the city of London; also several almshouses, a 

 Roman Catholic convent, and a female school The Beulah Spa is a 

 public pleasure-ground prettily laid out, in which is a mineral spring 

 Ptdckam, population 19,444, is a large suburban village, in the parish 

 of Camberwell. It contains numerous good residences, especially 

 around the extensive common called Peokham Rye. Besides the 

 district churches there are chapels for Wesleyan Methodists, Inde- 

 pendent*, Baptists, and Quakers; National, British, Birkbeck, and 

 Infant schools ; a savings bank ; and the Licensed Victuallers' Asylum, 

 which affords 103 separate dwellings for the pensioners; and at Nun- 

 litad is an extensive cemetery, with an Episcopalian and a Dissenting 

 chapel Patgt, population 11 89, U hamlet of Battersea parish, lying 



between Norwood and Sytlenham (Kent), about 5 miles distant from 

 the main part of the parish. The church is a handsome new building 

 of the decorated style. There are National schools; the Surroy 

 School of Industry ; the almshouses of thu Wnt.rinen's Company, a 

 spacious and commodious pile containing 41 houses; and King 

 William's Asylum, for 12 decayed widows of commanders in the mer- 

 chant service, a handsome range of houses erected at the expense of 

 the late Queen Adelaide. 1'onge Park, or Penge Place, is the spot on 

 which the Crystal Palace is erected. The grounds of the palace have 

 been laid out with great care under the direction of Sir Joseph Paxton. 

 Several fine fountains are in operation, and the principal fountain is 

 now (A ugust 1 855) nearly ready. About 50,000 persons visit the Crystal 

 Palace weekly. Putney, population 6280, is on the Thames opposite to 

 Fulliam, with which it is connected by a wooden bridge. The church 

 was partly rebuilt in 1836. There are Wesleyan and Independent 

 chapels ; National and Infant schools, and au Endowed school for 

 watermen's children ; also some almshouses. Putney Heath is a fine 

 open area united with Wimbledon Common. Red Hill (REIUATE], 

 Rotherhithe, population 17,805, is a suburb of London containing many 

 extensive trading establishments chiefly connected with the ship- 

 building business. There are also iron-works, corn-mills, and extensive 

 granaries and warehouses for goods. The Surrey Canal docks and 

 warehouses are at Rotherhithe. The Thames Tunnel has its south 

 entrance near Rotherhithe church. Besides the parish church there 

 are four district churches or episcopal chapels; several places of 

 worship for Dissenters; National, British, and Infant schools; and 

 some Free schools. Slreatham, population, including Upper Tooting, 

 6901, lies S. from Brixton. The principal street extends along the 

 Brighton road, and in it and by the common are many handsome villa*. 

 The church was partly rebuilt in 1830; there is a district church. 

 The Independents and Wesleyan Methodists have chapels, and there 

 are National and Infant schools. Button, population 1387, is on the 

 Dorking road, 5 miles W.S.W. from Croydon. The church is a plain 

 building ; there are National schools. In the vicinity are several good 

 residences. Tooling lies S.W. from Clapham : it comprehends Upper 

 and Lower Tooting. Upper Tooting is a hamlet of Streatham ; Lower 

 Tooting, or Tooting Graveney, is a separate parish, population 2122. 

 The principal street of Upper Tooting lies along the Horsham road ; 

 Lower Tooting is partly to the left of the road. The parish church 

 of Lower Tooting was rebuilt in 1833 : there is a chapel of ease on 

 Balhani Hill, Upper Tooting ; and there are some Dissenting places of 

 worship, two National schools, and an Infant school. Extensive 

 nursery-grounds are in the vicinity. Walton-on-T/tames, population 

 2881, is on the right bank of the Thames, 5^ miles W. from Kingston. 

 Near Walton is Oatlauds, the residence of the late Duke of York ; 

 and at the foot of Walton bridge is an elegant Italian villa with a lofty 

 campanile, erected from the designs of Barry. The church contains 

 some curious monuments ; there are also a chapel of ease, an Inde- 

 pendent chapel, and National schools. A fair is held in Easter week. 

 Wandsworth, population 9611, is on both sides of the river Wandle at 

 its junction with the Thames, about 7 miles from the General Post- 

 Office. Wands worth is called in 'Domesday' Wandesorde and Wendle- 

 sorde. The main street is along the old Portsmouth road. There are 

 manufactures of matting, bolting-cloths, wire-blinds, candles, lucifor- 

 matches, and hats ; a distillery, breweries, dye-houses, oil-, corn-, and 

 paper-mills, an iron-foundry, coal-wharfs, and calico print-works. 

 Wandsworth has been divided into two parishes : the old parish 

 church, All Saints, is a plain modern building ; St. Ann's, the new 

 church, is a Grecian edifice erected a few years back ; there is a chapel 

 of ease at Summer's Town. The Independents, Baptists, Quakers, and 

 Roman Catholics have places of worship ; there are National, British, 

 and Infant schools ; a school of industry, and a savings bank. The 

 Freemasons' Orphan schools, a quaint red-brick edifice erected in 

 1852, is on Wandsworth Common. A county court and a police court 

 are held in Wandsworth. On the common is the County Bridewell, 

 a very extensive and costly structure ; and at Garrett is the County 

 Lunatic Asylum, a noble building, providing ample accommodation 

 for 800 patients. A fair is held in Whitsun week. Weybridge, popu- 

 lation 1225, adjoins Walton on the south-west, at the confluence of 

 the Wey with the Thames. The church, a very handsome edifice of 

 the decorated style, was erected in 1846 ; in it are some interesting 

 monuments removed from the old church. The Roman Catholics 

 have a chapel, in which Louis Philippe, late king of the French, was 

 buried. There is a National school. Wimbledon, population 2693, is 

 3 miles W. from Wandsworth. Wimbledon Park extends northward 

 to the Portsmouth road, and comprehends an area of 1200 acres : )>:irt 

 of it is occupied by handsome new villas. West of the park is Wim- 

 bledon Common, nearly as extensive, on which is an ancient circular 

 entrenchment. Wimbledon church is a modern building. There are 

 chapels for Independents and Wesleyan Methodists, and National and 

 Infant schools. Waking, population 2837, on the left bank of the 

 Wey, about 6 miles N. from Guildford, possesses an ancient church ; 

 it has also National schools. Paper-making, printing, brewing, and 

 malting ore carried on. A fair is held on Whit-Tuesday. Button 

 House is a fine old mansion of the Tudor period. A portion of Woking 

 Heath is occupied by an extensive metropolitan cemetery. 



Divisions for Ecclesiastical, Legal, and Parliamentary Purposes. 

 The county is wholly in the diocese of Winchester, in which it consti- 



