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Malden Rushett takes its name from the parish of Old Malden. It was a part of it until 1884 when it was included in the parish of Chessington. This KT9 area is a village in the borough of Kingston upon Thames. It is the southernmost locality of the borough. Woodland and farmland surround it. Rushett Common is south of Malden Rushett. Telegraph Hill lies within Rushett Common. It was the site of a station on the Admiralty Shutter telegraph line. The shutter system was used to communicate between Portsmouth and London from 1796 until 1816.
Malden Rushett is at the intersection of the A243 with B280. This South West London village doesn’t have many houses. The Green Belt law prevents housing development beyond Chessington South. The two pubs in the area attract residents and people living in nearby towns and villages. The local petrol station features a Marks & Spencer Simply Food shop. Malden Rushett is two miles away from M25 Junction 9. The Explorer Gate can be found in this area. This is the car park and the south entrance of Chessington World of Adventures & Zoo Resort. It is a theme park, hotel, and zoo complex that opened its doors to the public back in 1931. It is one of the main local attractions.
Malden Rushett doesn’t have a railway or tube station. There were plans to built a railway station in the area back in the 1930s but the work stopped when World War II started. The station should have been built somewhere close to Chalky Lane and Chessington Wood. The lack of housing in the area doesn’t make Malden Rushett a suitable place for a railway station. However, the area is served by London bus routes 465 and 71. Residents use the nearby stations at Chessington South and Chessington North.