Parish Church Of Saint Mary, Including Boundary Wall

The Parish Church of Saint Mary, including its boundary wall, is a historic church located on Higher Street in Morden. The lower part of the tower dates back to the 13th century, while the rest of the structure was rebuilt in 1873 by architect and builder Joseph Siller. The church features ironstone walls with ashlar dressings and slate roofs with coped gables.

Architecturally, the church has a clerestoried nave with north and south aisles, a chancel with north and south aisles, a south porch, and a west tower. The tower is distinguished by its battlemented parapet and angle buttresses. The belfry has single-light traceried windows, while plain louvred windows are located below. There is a blocked doorway in the south wall. The aisles and nave clerestory are adorned with 3-light square-headed windows featuring curvilinear tracery and cast iron glazing. A doorway in the south chancel aisle has a pointed arch with carved imposts, and the porch gable displays quatrefoil panels. The main entrance features a pointed arched doorway with a canopied niche above, and grotesque carved kneelers are present on the east gables of the nave and chancel. The east window is pointed arched and showcases Perpendicular style tracery.

Inside, the nave arcade consists of five bays with columns that have a quatrefoil plan and carved caps. The nave has a flat ceiling, while the aisles have lean-tos with plain beams. The chancel features a pointed barrel roof with moulded ribs.

Notable interior elements include a 12th-century font with an octagonal bowl set on a 19th-century base, and a monument to Sir Thomas Earle located at the west end, dated 1597. This monument features a kneeling figure on the north side and three half-length figures on the south, all set on later pedestals. There is also an early 19th-century hatchment in the north aisle.

The boundary wall surrounding the churchyard is constructed of ironstone and features plain square piers topped with weathered capping.