Mitcham

"MITCHAM, a parish and post town in the second division of the hundred of Wallington, county Surrey, 4 miles N. W. of Croydon, and 9 S.W. of Westminster Bridge. It is a station on the Wimbledon and Croydon branch of the London and South-Western railway. The village, which is extensive, is situated on the road to Reigate, and on the river Wandle, celebrated for its trout."
[Description(s) from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland (1868), Transcribed by Colin Hinson ©2003]

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The transcription of the section for Mitcham from the National Gazetteer (1868) provided by Colin Hinson.

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