Dormers Wells

Until urban/suburban development in the mid 20th century this area formed a small, east part of the precinct of Norwood a relatively rare half subdivision of the large parish of Hayesh Hayes measured 5772 acres 9 mi² (3 miles by 3 miles). Southall and Norwood manors in much of the medieval period belonged to the Archbishop of Canterbury hence giving the Norwood quasi-chapelry virtually all a mixed agricultural area which covered today's Dormer's Wells, Norwood Green and Southall the higher, less alienable status of a precinct. The 12th century founded, much-altered chapel is St Mary's Church, Norwood Green. St John's Church, Southall was built and endowed in 1838; consecrated in…