68-669: Molesey is a suburban district comprising two villages, East Molesey and West Molesey , in the Borough of Elmbridge , Surrey , England , and is situated on the south bank of the River Thames. East and West Molesey share a high street, and there is a second retail restaurant-lined street (Bridge Road) close to Hampton Court Palace in the eastern part of the district, which is also home to Hampton Court railway station in Transport for London 's Zone 6. Molesey Hurst or Hurst Park
136-848: A public house , formerly known as "The Crooked House", built in the mid-15th century. Other landmarks include The Jubilee Fountain in Bridge Road. There are three designated Conservation Areas in East Molesey. Other historic buildings include the Grade II-listed Matham Manor, an altered 15th-century house with timber frames and red brick; and a 16th-century house, Quillets Royal, with an 18th-century extension (The Manor House). Both buildings lie near The Bell in Bell Road/Matham Road. In April 2017, 15th-century St Peter's Church on Walton Road, said to be
204-399: A 1960s building, as its headquarters, retaining Sandown House as additional offices. The new Civic Centre was built on land behind Sandown House, which has since been converted into flats, whilst Walton Town Hall has been demolished. In common with the nearby Surrey boroughs of Spelthorne and Epsom and Ewell , much of Elmbridge is a continuation of the built-up area of suburban London, and
272-459: A bridge, being a play on the district's name. 51°22′12″N 0°21′42″W / 51.3700°N 0.3618°W / 51.3700; -0.3618 Hurst Park Racecourse Hurst Park Racecourse was a racecourse at Moulsey Hurst , West Molesey , Surrey , near the River Thames. It was first laid out in 1890 and held its last race in 1962. There was racing at nearby Hampton for many years until 1887. The first meeting at Hurst Park
340-418: A fortune when the railway arrived at Hampton Court in 1849, quickly buying up land nearby and selling it on to wealthy individuals or developers who rapidly built on low lying former meadows that had always been flood prone. They naturally remained so until the 1960s when the nearby River Mole was re channelled after a hugely expensive flood. Pictures of the East Molesey area and Hampton Court station environs (on
408-864: A four-year term of office. Surrey County Council elections are held in the fourth year of the cycle when there are no borough council elections. The council is based at the Civic Centre, off the High Street in the centre in Esher, which was purpose-built for the council in 1991. When the council was created in 1974 it inherited offices at the Town Hall on New Zealand Avenue in Walton-on-Thames from Walton and Weybridge Urban District Council, and at Sandown House at 1 High Street from Esher Urban District Council. It initially used Walton Town Hall,
476-577: A law that would stop batsmen simply obstructing their wicket with their leg pads to prevent being bowled. The LBW law has been revised several times since then. Molesey Boat Club (established 1866) is home to some Olympic and World Championship medallists and domestic success at all ages, particularly in its adult crews. The rowing club also competes in the Amateur Molesey Regatta held annually in Hurst Park Molesey F.C.
544-506: A natural soil for pines, other evergreen trees as well as heather and gorse , described as naturally wet, very acid sandy and loamy soil which is just 1.9% of English soil and 0.2% of Welsh soil. Claremont Landscape Garden and Fan Court (now independent school) is on part of this elevated soil as is St George's Hill . Most undeveloped land in Elmbridge is Metropolitan Green Belt . The central band of forest/heath includes part of
612-587: A regular basis as they are in part located on the former flood plains of the Thames and the Mole. Even today localised flooding and standing water can be quite common in times of heavy rain as the area is very low lying and flat. Molesey can be the subject of flood warnings that affect the Thames Valley. Molesey Lock is the third lock (and weir) on the River Thames, after Richmond and Teddington locks, and marks
680-655: A revenge attack following the death of Emily Davison at the Derby in 1913. Hurst Park's most notable flat race was the Victoria Cup , a handicap over seven furlongs, which transferred to Ascot after the closure of Hurst Park. The Triumph Hurdle, over two miles for four year olds , was run here from 1939 until the course closed. It was then run at the Cheltenham Festival in March. The last race to be held here
748-617: A widespread and costly flood in 1968. Following further extensive flooding along the Thames in 2014 the Environment Agency is to carry out more large scale 'capacity building' work involving the construction of nine miles (14 km) of new channels in areas upstream of Molesey as part of a flood relief project known as the River Thames Scheme (RTS) running between 2018 and 2027. Before 1968 the whole area including expensive areas such as East Molesey flooded badly on
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#1732791042494816-554: Is Hampton Court railway station in Transport for London's Zone 6 , operated by South Western Railway . This is the terminus of a stopping commuter service to London Waterloo that takes around thirty-five minutes. Principal stops are Surbiton , Wimbledon and Clapham Junction . During the Hampton Court Palace Flower Show extra trains run to and from London. Four bus routes serve the town. To
884-618: Is a Royal Navy -recognised Sea Scout group whilst 2nd and 3rd Molesey are both Land Scout Groups. All groups have sections from Beavers right through to Explorers. The groups take part in a wide variety of activities and events throughout the year at various locations. Molesey's conservation area is bordered to the south by a corollary channel of the River Mole , known as the River Ember , where successive environment authorities have implemented capacity-adding flood defences following
952-552: Is a large park by the River Thames in the north of the area, and is home to East Molesey Cricket Club . The Hampton Ferry runs from here to Hampton on the Middlesex bank, from where it is a short walk to the central area of Hampton . Molesey is divided into three wards : Molesey South, East and North. The majority of Molesey's detached properties are in the east, which also contains the highest proportion of apartments of
1020-780: Is a non-league football team based in West Molesey. The club is currently a member of the Isthmian League and play at the Herds Renault Stadium, Walton Road. The original football club was established by former Corinthian player James Jenkinson Knox in Autumn 1892 under the name Hampton Court and East Molesey Association Football Club. Their first match was played on 24 September 1892 against Barnes, winning 14–5. In 1946 Molesey United and West Molesey Old Boys merged to form Molesey Football Club. The new club joined
1088-499: Is derived from the personal name Mul (pronounced Mule) compounded with the Old English word eg , meaning an island or river meadow – thus Mul's Island. Therefore, Molesey is not, as commonly believed, named after the River Mole that runs through it. The prefixes East and West did not appear until about the year 1200, before which there was only one parish centred around what is now known as East Molesey. Molesey lay within
1156-548: Is directly south of the River Thames , with several large reservoirs bordering the town to the west and south that provide water within the London Basin . Some of these are now disused and are being converted into nature reserves. To the west lie Bessborough Reservoir and Knight Reservoir , to the north-west Molesey Reservoirs , to the south Island Barn Reservoir , and to the south-west Queen Elizabeth II Reservoir . There are walks beside Metropolitan green belt fields to
1224-423: Is just below the bridge, occupying the eastern extremity of the town. Hurst Park is on the south bank of the Thames, from where there is a daily ferry service to Hampton on the Middlesex bank. It was home to a horse racing course from 1890 to 1962. The residential streets of East Molesey run directly into Weston Green and the northernmost stretches of residential Esher to the south, and Thames Ditton to
1292-527: Is not twinned with any towns. However, between 1966 and 2009 Elmbridge was formally twinned with the Paris suburb of Rueil-Malmaison , Hauts de Seine , France . The council's arms were created upon the formation of the present day district, being formed out of symbols taken from the local towns and villages with the Latin motto meaning until the rivers cease . The arms include a depiction of an elm tree on
1360-491: Is the terminus of a second Transport for London bus service, route R68 , operated by Transport UK London Bus . The route begins at Hampton Court station , and runs through Hampton, Hampton Hill , Teddington , Strawberry Hill , Twickenham and Richmond before ending at Kew retail park. To the west Route 461, operated by Falcon Coaches on behalf of Surrey County Council , runs from Kingston, through Molesey and on to Walton , terminating at Tesco , Addlestone . To
1428-503: Is very popular, with the Thames Path passing through the north of the borough and the 2012 Summer Olympics hosting both of the main road cycling events in the borough with most of the road section around Hampton Court and with the sections of the routes taken to and from Box Hill . The economy is diverse, with a strong local service sector, including numerous bars and restaurants, homes built and being built for city workers as
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#17327910424941496-468: The 2023 election the council has been run by a coalition of the Liberal Democrats and most of the residents' associations (RA), led by Liberal Democrat councillor Bruce McDonald. The first elections to the council were held in 1973, initially operating as a shadow authority alongside the outgoing authorities until the new arrangements came into effect on 1 April 1974. Political control of
1564-743: The A3(M) from London bisects the borough. The main north-south road is the A244 for instance to London Heathrow Airport and starts in the borough at Walton Bridge leading to Esher and Oxshott then to Leatherhead . The east-west Leatherhead to Horsell, Woking road, the A245 leads by Cobham and Brooklands, Weybridge . As to rail, the South West Main Line cuts through the borough, with four stations from Esher to Weybridge , one of which several express services call at: Walton on Thames in
1632-547: The Ashley Park estate of the south of the town. The branch lines have services with four stations in the borough via Cobham & Stoke D'Abernon to Guildford ; and a branch to Thames Ditton and Hampton Court railway station in East Molesey , both within Transport for London's Zone 6. Bus services include TfL Oyster card services to East and West Molesey , Hinchley Wood , Claygate and Esher . Cycling
1700-572: The British Expeditionary Force . In October 1941 "A" Company of 70th Battalion The Middlesex Regiment (Duke of Cambridge's Own) moved into Hurst Park Racecourse for several months before moving to Hounslow Barracks with the rest of the Battalion. Some of the racecourse was kept as public access to the riverside Hurst Park, with the remainder sold for the building of the present varied height residential housing in 1962. In
1768-743: The Royal Commission on Local Government in Greater London (the Herbert Commission) for inclusion within the new ceremonial county of Greater London . In 1974, the district eventually merged with its neighbour to the west, Walton and Weybridge Urban District, to form the new borough of Elmbridge within Surrey. Molesey was one of the many villages and towns along the Thames valley affected by flooding in 1968; specifically here
1836-520: The Saxon administrative district of Elmbridge hundred . East Molesey appears in the Domesday Book of 1066 as Moleshire'. It was held partly by John from Richard Fitz Gilbert and partly by Roger d'Abernon. Its Domesday assets were: 2 hides and 3 virgates . It had 7 ploughs , 2 oxen , and 32 acres (13 ha) of meadow and woodland worth 10 hogs . It rendered £6 15s 0d. West Molesey
1904-720: The Wisley and Ockham Commons reserve within the national wildlife trust scheme: see Surrey Wildlife Trust , several pine heath based golf courses and in the north there are reservoirs , on the side of which there is sheep grazing. The Mole , passing the Grade I Church in Stoke D'Abernon , Cobham Mill at Grade II and Painshill Park and the Wey , passing Silvermere Golf Course and the Brooklands circuit, hotel and retail park, cut through
1972-511: The "Residents' Associations Group", which forms the council's administration in coalition with the Liberal Democrats. The next election is due in 2026. Since the last boundary changes in 2016 the council has comprised 48 councillors representing 16 wards , with each ward electing three councillors. Elections are held three years out of every four, with a third of the council (one councillor for each ward) being elected each time for
2040-579: The 1960s: the Hurst Park Estate has a mixture of three and two-storey homes and a block of flats overlooking the river. Part of the open space that was part of the racetrack is now a riverside park. There is a wide grass expanse, a playground and open access to the Thames, features here include the Hampton Ferry and Molesey Regatta, a major event in the sport of rowing with catering and evening outdoor music. There are some large iron gates in
2108-614: The Parliamentary side in the Civil War was dominated by "Grandees" i.e. wealthy nobles who often spent their time in comfort conducting fatuous debates in Parliament while the less well off risked their lives in the war to defeat an absolutist system. They were the subject of a long campaign of harassment by a local landowner and were eventually removed following a court case. The M25 motorway has several junctions nearby and
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2176-765: The Surrey Intermediate League and won the league in their first season. Metropolitan Police F.C. is a non-league football team based in East Molesey and are based at the Imber Court Sports Ground. AFC Molesey is a former non-league football team that was also based in West Molesey, a member of the Surrey County Intermediate League (Western) Division One and played at the West Molesey Recreation Ground, Walton Road. Up to
2244-771: The Tolworth and District Pool League. Darts is a very popular sport in Molesey, played at several public houses including the Molesey Football Club, The Royal Oak , The Cannon and the Royal British Legion. Teams are made up of patrons and club members. All teams compete in the Molesey and District Darts League. In 2012 Bradley Wiggins won the Olympic Time Trial event. The course passed through East and West Molesey and Hurst Park, and
2312-413: The West Molesey area for the period October 2021 to September 2022 recorded violence and sexual crime as the biggest single category with 328 instances, with anti-social behaviour having 180 instances and criminal damage and arson ranked third with 74. 31 burglaries were recorded, with 42 vehicle crimes. There were two murders in West Molesey in 2016–2017. A woman was found murdered with a machete or axe in
2380-484: The West Molesey/East Molesey border. It was at one time home to the well-known company Roberts Radio who built a factory there in 1962. Molesey was once the bare-knuckle boxing centre of England, and had a famous horse-racing track stretching the length of the River Thames from where Hurst Park School now stands, down to Molesey Lock . The course closed in 1962, and much of it was built on in
2448-478: The access road to Hurst Park called Graburn Way which were built so that horse races then started just east of the road and enabled the course to have a 'straight mile'. 'Moulsey Hurst' is a very early site of cricket (from 1731) and that tradition is continued to this day by East Molesey Cricket Club , which is located alongside the South bank of the Thames, one-half mile (0.80 km) from Hampton Court Palace . It
2516-464: The administrative boundary of Greater London , but is almost entirely within the M25 motorway which encircles London . Many of the borough's urban areas form part of the wider Greater London Built-up Area . The neighbouring districts are Mole Valley , Guildford , Woking , Runnymede , Spelthorne , Richmond upon Thames and Kingston upon Thames , the latter two being London boroughs . The district
2584-563: The areas of Molesey , Long Ditton , Thames Ditton , Hinchley Wood , Esher , Cobham and Claygate lie within the social and commercial orbit of neighbouring Kingston upon Thames . Molesey, Cobham , the Dittons and Claygate were included in the Metropolitan Police District from 1840 until 2000. The northern third of the borough is flatter and fertile with free draining slightly acid loamy soil, similar to
2652-444: The borough from south to north reaching the River Thames which denotes the northern border, stretching from Weybridge to Thames Ditton apart from inclusion of inhabited islands such as Wheatley's Ait . The Wey and Mole have sources beyond gentle valleys which cut through the high North Downs to the south. The borough is home to some of the county's highest earners. It has been labelled Britain's Beverly Hills by sections of
2720-475: The cheapest in the London area – while implying a misleading proximity to Hampton Court. The attraction was cheap, low-lying land near the London reservoirs and quite remote from transport links, especially the railway. Speculative land dealing and building go back a long way in the area. Much of East Molesey resulted from large scale land speculation in the 1850s by Francis Jackson Kent who saw an opportunity to make
2788-417: The council since 1974 has been as follows: The role of mayor is largely ceremonial in Elmbridge. Political leadership is instead provided by the leader of the council . The leaders since 2010 have been: Following the 2024 election , the composition of the council was: The Thames Ditton and Weston Green RA, Esher RA, Molesey RA, Walton Society, and Weybridge and St George's Independents sit together as
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2856-562: The date that the club folded, the club had seen its popularity grown significantly following its winning several honours including the Lower Junior County Cup in the 2007/08 season and successful consecutive league promotions. Molesey Juniors F.C. is a community youth football organisation based at the Wilderness Playing Fields, East Molesey Just beyond the gates of Hurst Park used to be the home of
2924-529: The earliest experiments in common ownership of land by ordinary people, in a marked contrast to the area's modern status as a wealthy private estate. In 1649 the " Diggers ", one of the radical groups set up in the aftermath of the English Civil War and the execution of Charles I seized common land in the area and lived by simple farming. As well as debates about religion and how the country should be run at this time these groups complained that even
2992-457: The east Transport for London 's London Buses route 411 (previously route 131 from West Molesey to Kingston , and, before that, from West Molesey to Wimbledon ), is operated by London United . The short route begins at Central Avenue in West Molesey and runs through East Molesey, past Hampton Court Station and on to Kingston town centre. To the north-east East Molesey's northern point by its station, shopping parade and small riverside park
3060-491: The east and south-east. Together with the reservoirs, Green Belt land to the west and south-west divides West Molesey from Walton on Thames . The central shopping area of Kingston upon Thames lies 1.7 miles (2.7 km) east of Bridge Road in East Molesey, while central Walton on Thames lies 2.3 miles (3.7 km) to the west-southwest of West Molesey High Street. Molesey itself has some interesting landmarks, including three listed Church of England churches and The Bell ,
3128-567: The event finish was at Hampton Court Palace, which has an East Molesey postcode: Hampton Court Palace, East Molesey, Surrey KT8 9AU. The Surrey Classic Cycle race previously passed East and West Molesey and Hurst Park yearly. National Cycle Network route #4 passes along the River Thames towpath through Molesey. The karting team, OsbornRacing is based in Daytona Sandown Park, with one of its drivers currently residing in West Molesey. Surrey Police statistics for reported crime in
3196-622: The flooding of the River Mole . Some barriers and overflow fields have been created since then by the Environment Agency and its precursors. The boundary between East and West Molesey uses a roughly due north–south compass axis, based on a point of division by the Molesey Stone on the grass outside Molesey Library on Walton Road, though the Stone has been moved from its original position and the actual boundary between East and West Molesey has become somewhat blurred and disputed. On 8 June 1913
3264-401: The front garden of her house on Walton Road, Molesey in March 2016 resulting in extensive national publicity. Police launched a second local murder investigation on 7 December 2017 when a woman reported as previously deliberately run down in the small hours of the morning in a car park on land between Hurst Road, Molesham Way and Walton Road, died in hospital. The railway station in East Molesey
3332-611: The furthest point upstream that the influence of the tides on the Thames (regulated by the Thames Barrier at Woolwich ) may be registered. The lock is located within 100 metres (330 ft) of Hampton Court Bridge , designed by architect Sir Edwin Lutyens . In the West Molesey area some houses are the result of over-optimistic development in the 1930s by developer Donald Gordon Howard who eventually went bankrupt trying to sell houses at exceptionally low prices – at £395 some of
3400-483: The grandstand at the former Hurst Park Racecourse in Molesey was virtually destroyed after an arson attack by suffragettes Kitty Marion and Clara Giveen . The attack was said to be in revenge for the death of Emily Davison at the Epsom Derby earlier that month. The pair were arrested the following day and imprisoned for three years, although both were released early after going on hunger strike . Molesey
3468-633: The majority of locations have access to one of the Home Counties fastest commutes , trades including interior supplies, fitting, gardening, golf course/landscape management and a developed public/education sector. Of international renown are the employers Sony , Procter & Gamble , JTI (formerly Gallaher) and Toshiba Information Systems alongside the local corporate venues and day-out attractions of Sandown Park Racecourse and Mercedes-Benz World . As of 2012, Elmbridge residents had average weekly earnings of £1162. The Borough of Elmbridge
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#17327910424943536-402: The oldest building in Molesey, had lead stolen from the roof and historic masonry damaged in a nighttime theft. Thieves used scaffolding put up to install an antenna approved by Elmbridge Council. Press reports alleged that police had been alerted to the crime by a local resident but that they had declined to attend. Molesey has three Scout groups which all belong to Esher District. 1st Molesey
3604-604: The open air Upper Deck swimming pool, the nearest open air pool now being across the ferry up Hampton High Street in Hampton . An indoor pool was built by the council nearby as a replacement. Flats are now built on the site of the outdoor pool. The entire riverside recreational area was previously referred to as Moulsey Hurst . Hurst swimming pool is in Dunstall Way in the north of Molesey. The Poyntz Arms Public House and Molesey East & West Conservative Club host matches in
3672-491: The opposite bank to the Palace) in flood conditions recur in 19th and 20th centuries. Molesey and adjacent areas of Esher, Walton and Hersham also have a significant amount of former council housing constructed by the predecessors to Elmbridge Council. There are also areas of post-war system built housing, thought to be of the concrete sectional type, built at the time of housing shortage in the years after World War 2 including on
3740-406: The press. Famous residents, past and present, include Sir Cliff Richard , Mick Jagger , George Harrison , John Lennon , Ringo Starr , Ronnie Wood , Andy Murray , Kate Winslet , John Terry , Gary Lineker , Mick Hucknall , Frank Lampard , Didier Drogba , Theo Paphitis , Chris Tarrant , Peter Crouch , Michael Aspel and Shilpa Shetty . St George's Hill is noted as the site of one of
3808-641: The regional average of 35.1 per cent. The proportion who owned their home with a loan compares to the regional average of 32.5 per cent. The remaining segment is made up of rented dwellings (plus a negligible per cent of households living rent-free). Borough of Elmbridge Elmbridge is a local government district with borough status in Surrey , England. Its council is based in Esher , and other notable towns and villages include Cobham , Walton-on-Thames , Weybridge and Molesey . The borough lies just outside
3876-538: The south along the river Mole to Esher , and to the west along the Thames Path to Walton-on-Thames . Hampton Court Palace is immediately north-east of East Molesey across Hampton Court Bridge . The Palace, together with the southern part of Bushy Park and most of Hampton Court Park are in the post town of East Molesey. Molesey Lock is just above Hampton Court Bridge , downstream of Sunbury Lock and upstream of Teddington Lock . Cigarette Island Park
3944-467: The south, as described in the Surrey article. In the next third, the first of the remarkable acid soil heaths in west Surrey begin to appear in places here , characterised by undulating heaths: these sandy and stony reliefs start in the east in the Esher Commons , covering the central swathe of the area including Oxshott Heath and Woods and areas of Weybridge and areas surrounding Wisley ,
4012-411: The south-west and south-east Route 514, also operated by Falcon on behalf of Surrey County Council, runs from Hersham to Kingston via Molesey, Thames Ditton, Long Ditton and Surbiton. The average level of accommodation in the region composed of detached houses was 28%, the average that was apartments was 22.6%. The proportion of households in the settlement who owned their home outright compares to
4080-541: The three wards. Molesey forms part of the Greater London Built-up Area . The earliest documentary evidence of a settlement in Molesey appears in a 7th-century charter, shortly after Erkenwald founded Chertsey Abbey in AD 666. He secured from Frithwald , sub-king of Surrey, a charter endowing the abbey with much of the surrounding land, including Muleseg . Etymologists suggest that the town's name
4148-467: Was a jumping fixture on 19 March 1890. The opening race was the Hurst Park Cup, worth £199, over two miles. It was won by Mr. Dougall's Sir Benedict, who also rode it. The first flat meeting was held on 25 March 1891. The Inauguration Plate of £188, over six furlongs, was the first race; it was won by Ready, ridden by W. Wood. The racecourse was the scene of an arson attack by Kitty Marion and Clara Elizabeth Giveen . The two suffragettes were establishing
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#17327910424944216-467: Was awarded borough status from its creation, allowing the chair of the council to take the title of mayor . In the early 1990s the neighbouring London Borough of Kingston upon Thames sought to have eastern parts of Elmbridge, including Long Ditton , Thames Ditton , Hinchley Wood , Weston Green and the Moleseys transferred to it, making the case that these areas had particularly strong social and economic ties to Kingston and Greater London. The proposal
4284-452: Was considered by the Local Government Boundary Commission in 1992, but was not pursued. Elmbridge Borough Council provides district-level services. County-level services are provided by Surrey County Council . Claygate is a civil parish , which forms a third tier of local government for that part of the borough only; the rest of the borough is an unparished area . The council has been under no overall control since 2016. Since
4352-433: Was created on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972 , covering two former districts which were both abolished at the same time: The new district was named after the medieval Elmbridge hundred which had covered a similar area. The hundred appears in Domesday Book of 1086 as Amelebrige . The name thus derives from the River Amele or Emley, an old name for the River Mole , rather than elm trees. The district
4420-466: Was founded in 1871. The club's first XI play in Surrey Championship Premier Division and there are four other senior Saturday league sides and two u21 Sunday league side, regularly competing against other Surrey clubs. The first recorded Leg Before Wicket (LBW) dismissal in first class cricket is said to have been given in a game between an XI of Surrey and a XIII of England at this site in 1795. Prior to this date there had been several attempts to formulate
4488-427: Was held by Odard Balistarius. Its Domesday assets were: 1 hide, 1 church, and 5 ploughs . It rendered £2.50. Along with neighbouring Thames Ditton , East Molesey formed a part of the ancient parish of Kingston upon Thames , based at the historic All Saints Church, Kingston upon Thames . From 1933, the Urban District of East and West Molesey became part of the Esher Urban District, which was originally recommended by
4556-419: Was straight, but races over six and seven furlongs had a slight, left-handed elbow. The inner steeplechase course was sharp, with eight fences, five down the back straight, including the water jump, and three in the home straight. On the outbreak of World War II , Royal Engineers companies of 1st London Division of the Territorial Army mobilised at Hurst Park Racecourse before proceeding to France to join
4624-451: Was the Byfleet Stakes, the 4.30 on Wednesday 10 October 1962, was won by the 11/8 favourite Anassa. Mansfield Town F.C. bought one of the grandstands for later use as the West Stand at Field Mill and Ascot Racecourse purchased 20 acres of turf which was used to lay down Ascot's new National Hunt racing course. Hurst Park was a right-handed oval of 1 mile 3 furlongs, with a home straight of about four furlongs. The five furlongs course
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