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Query: When was Molesey founded?
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 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.[2] Molesey lay within the Saxon administrative district of Elmbridge hundred.
Molesey Juniors F.C. is a community youth football organisation based at the Wilderness Playing Fields, East Molesey
Molesey East & West Conservative Club and the Royal British Legion Club are the only members' clubs (both in East Molesey). In West Molesey is The Europa, The Lord Hotham, The Cannon and The Royal Oak. As of 2015, there are Chinese, Indian, French, Italian, Greek, Nepalese and Lebanese restaurants in the area, as well as branches of Pizza Express and Zizzi.
– This site has many books, papers and pictures on the history of Molesey and the surrounding area from Rowland G M Baker's collection. local newspaper – The local Residents Association. – The local council. – One of Molesey's three Scout groups. 1st Molesey are RN Recognised and provide water activities for young people aged 6–18 – Local Guide to Molesey and the Hampton Court Palace area - Local news and information - local Residents Association
In 2012 Bradley Wiggins won the Olympic Time Trial event. A lot of the course passed through East and West Molesey and Hurst Park, and the event finish was at Hampton Court Palace, which has an East Molesey postcode: Hampton Court Palace, East Molesey, Surrey KT8 9AU.
The Molesey Reservoirs were a group of reservoirs in England near Molesey, Surrey, in the western suburbs of London. There was an adjacent water treatment works.
Molesey Heath is a Local Nature Reserve in Molesey in Surrey. It is owned and managed by Elmbridge Borough Council.
Local politics in Molesey have a very robust history with the mainly independent minority groupings in Molesey and other parts of Elmbridge often at odds with the dominating Conservatives. One Conservative defector to the Liberal Democrats who helped oust the Conservatives for the interim period 2016-18 called the usually dominating party "complacent and arrogant" in 2017 and went on to say "When as a member of same political group [the Conservatives] my efforts on behalf of my ward residents were frustrated at every stage, something is very wrong".[8]
Molesey Football Club is a football club based in West Molesey, Surrey, England. They are currently members of the and play at Walton Road.
Molesey Regatta was established in 1867 and the main supporting club has been Molesey Boat Club. The Molesey Amateur Regatta Committee also organizes the Molesey Veteran Head held in the Spring about six weeks before the UK's Head of the River Race. In 2007, the regatta was cancelled for the first time because of river conditions.
The Casuals have also enjoyed success in the Mick Burgess Memorial Trophy, a pre-season fixture played annually with Molesey. The trophy competition was founded in 2008, following the death of former Walton Casuals and Molesey manager Mick Burgess in February 2008. Walton Casuals have dominated in the competition, winning five of the seven games played. The 2015–16 season was the first year the fixture was not played since its creation, due to Molesey earning promotion to the Isthmian League, and the postponement will continue while they play in the same league.
Molesey Regatta is a rowing regatta, on the River Thames in England which takes place at Molesey, Surrey on the reach above Molesey Lock with the finish line between Hurst Park which hosts all of its stalls and marquees and the wharf for a passenger ferry, which is cancelled during its divisions.
The original Molesey 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 against Barnes, with the new club winning 14–5. They were renamed the Molesey Football Club in 1896, but following Knox's death a series of clubs emerged, including Molesey Athletic and Molesey St Mary's, before Molesey St Paul's was formed in 1905. The club absorbed Molesey Football Club in 1911 and became Molesey & St Paul's United, before being renamed Molesey Football Club. The club joined the Surrey Junior League in 1920 and won Section 3 in their first season, going on to win the championship playoffs with a 100 win over Godalming Federation. They also won the Surrey Junior Cup and the Surrey Junior Charity Cup.
Some current racing members of note include:The Molesey stretch allows a 4.5 km navigation from main weir to main weir and is shared with two other boat clubs, the Sunbury Skiff and Punting Club and the Millennium Boat House of Hampton and Lady Eleanor Holles Schools. The second non-tidal reach above Teddington Lock, banks lack the funnelling walls at many points along the widening reach below, factors which lead to fewer waves on windy days. The club has organised or been the main supporting club for the organising of Molesey Regatta since it was founded, a year after the club.
Molesey F.C. 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 the Surrey Intermediate League and won the league in their first season.
Metropolitan Police Sports Club Ground is a cricket ground in East Molesey, Surrey. The first recorded match on the ground was in 1940, when the Metropolitan Police played a British Empire XI. 
Rick Astley, British pop musician, lives in East Molesey Chemmy Alcott, British Olympic alpine skier Mick Avory, drummer and percussionist for rock band The Kinks, grew up in West Molesey[21] Keith Barron, actor, lived in the town from the 1970s to 2017. Liv Boeree, professional poker player, lives in East Molesey Bernie Constable (1921–1997), cricketer, brother of the below Terence Cuneo 1907-1996 Artist. His house and studio in Molesey was demolished and replaced by a number of modern houses after some controversy in 2013. Dennis Constable (1925-2011), cricketer, brother of the above Bill Cotton, the television producer and executive and the son of big-band leader Billy Cotton, lived in East Molesey in his latter years Hazel Dean, pop music singer, lives in the town. Roy Holder, actor Marius Goring, actor Jentina, British rapper Lee Mack, stand-up comic, lives in East Molesey Howard Parkes (1877–1920), cricketer, buried at Molesey Cemetery, West Molesey[22] Robert Robinson, when presenting the Radio Four programme Stop the Week, regularly quoted from an alleged correspondent in East Molesey. Many believe this to have been merely a device used by Robinson to promote his own whimsical views on a variety of obscure subjects Luke Shaw, professional footballer, grew up in West Molesey[23] and played for Molesey Juniors FC. Alfred Sisley (1839–1899), French impressionist painter, resided in Molesey a few months in 1874, executing nearly twenty paintings of the Upper Thames. Steve Steen, actor, lives in East Molesey. Les Strong, professional footballer who played for Crystal Palace and Fulham Michael Underwood, the physician who first described polio, was born in West Molesey. Julius Vogel (1835–1899), British-born Prime Minister of New Zealand, retired to East Molesey, and died there Matt Willis, the musician, TV presenter and ex-actor, who is best known for being the bassist in Busted, lived in Molesey during his youth Ray Galton script writer. Comedy. Most notable for Hancock's Half Hour and Steptoe and Son. Two BAFTA awards amongst many others. His writing partner is Alan Simpson.
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.
The West Molesey houseboat is a residential barge moored on the River Thames, in West Molesey. It is referred to by local residents as the slumboat.
Molesey has three Scout groups which all belong to Esher District. 1st Molesey 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 Boat Club is a rowing club between Molesey Lock and Sunbury Lock on the River Thames in England. The club was founded in 1866 where its boathouse stands with hardstanding next to the Thames Path.
Transport for London's London Buses route 411 (previously the route 131 from West Molesey to Wimbledon), is operated by Quality Line. 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.
As well as the statistics there have been a number of very serious crimes in the Molesey area in the recent timeframe. There were three brutal murders locally in 2016-17 none of which has been solved as of June 2018. A woman was found murdered with a machete or axe according to police in the front garden of her house on Walton Road, Molesey in March 2016 resulting in extensive national publicity and so far unsuccessful appeals. An angler was murdered apparently on the Thames towpath in nearby Walton in July 2016 and found in the Thames. In both cases groups of suspects were questioned locally but released on lengthy police bail. Police launched a third current 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 already mentioned above between Hurst Road, Molesham Way and Walton Road died in hospital. This is only a few hundred yards from the earlier murder site in Walton Road. Following the third murder enquiry in December 2017 police announced that they would step up patrols in the Molesey area "to reassure the community". On 2 June 2018 a man was reported in the "Surrey Comet" as deliberately run down in adjacent Hersham and had surgery for serious injuries in hospital.[18] On 12 July 2018 local press reported that a man in his 20s was in a serious condition in hospital after a "sustained" stabbing outside Sainsbury's Local also on Walton Road, West Molesey. Four men were arrested and one has been charged with attempted murder. Local press also reported a gang of five men hospitalising and robbing a man of his bicycle and other items on the Thames towpath in Molesey on 2 July 2018 with police appealing for help once again. On 27 July 2018 local press reported an attempted armed robbery on a convenience store in Molesey with armed police being involved. No one was arrested. Police "patrolled the area overnight to resassure residents" according to the report. [19]
Molesey's modern bars are composed of Signature Cafe Lounge and Bar, the Square Olive and the Prince of Wales in East Molesey.
Molesey is divided into three wards of the United Kingdom: 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 the three wards.