Morden

MORDEN, a parish, in the union of Wareham and Purbeck, hundred of Loosebarrow, Wimborne division of Dorset, 6 miles (N.) from Wareham; containing, with the hamlets of Charborough, Sandford, and Sherford, 1001 inhabitants. The living is a vicarage, with the rectory of Charborough annexed, valued in the king's books at £8. 4. 7.; net income, £287; patron and impropriator, J. S. W. Drax, Esq.: the glebe comprises 90 acres. The church is an ancient building, with an embattled tower crowned by pinnacles. There is a place of worship for Wesleyans.