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[[File:Parish Church Mitcham (28833007202).jpg|thumb|Mitcham Parish Church, Church Road, dates in part to the Saxon era.]]
[[File:Eagle House, London Road, Mitcham. - geograph.org.uk - 22085.jpg|thumb|Eagle House, London Road, Mitcham, built in 1705]]
The [[Toponymy|toponym]] "Mitcham" is [[Old English]] in origin and means ''big settlement''. Before the [[Roman Britain|Romans]] and [[Saxons]] were present,
What became the parish lands could have hosted the [[Battle of Merton]], 871, in which King [[Ethelred of Wessex]] was either mortally wounded or killed outright. The [[Church of England parish church]] of [[Feast of Saints Peter and Paul|St Peter and St Paul]] dates from the early [[Kingdom of England]]. Mostly rebuilt in 1819–1821, the current building retains the original Saxon tower. The [[Domesday Book]] of 1086 lists Mitcham as a small [[farming]] community, an implied estimate of 250 people, living in two [[hamlet (place)|hamlets]]: Mitcham, the area today being Upper Mitcham; and Whitford (Lower Green).
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The area lay in the [[Anglo-Saxons|Anglo-Saxon]] county subdivision of [[Wallington (hundred)|Wallington]] [[hundred (division)|hundred]].
The Domesday Book records Mitcham as ''Michelham''. It was held partly by the Canons of [[Bayeux]]
During her reign [[Elizabeth I of England|Queen Elizabeth I]] made at least five visits to the area. [[John Donne]] and Sir [[Walter Raleigh]] also had residences here in this era. It was at this time that Mitcham became gentrified, as due to the abundance of [[lavender]] fields Mitcham became renowned for its soothing air. The air also led people to settle in the area during times of [[Bubonic plague|plague]].
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