London Car Rental West Molesey

Car Rental – West Molesey

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West Molesey Local Information

There is contention as to how Molesey got its name – some believe it is named after the River Mole, while others believe it is named for an ancient person, Mul, who owned the island, or eye, as the area was back then (the name was, at one stage, Muleseg, which meant Mul’s Island or Mul’s Meadow). Whatever the case, Molesey is certainly an unusual name, and one that comes certainly comes from old Anglo-Saxon times. Part of Molesey, obviously, the village of West Molesey is located in the district of Elmbridge, in the borough of Surrey.

It was divided from East Molesey in times gone by using a stone, which has mysteriously disappeared. Before then (back in the 1200s), however, there was only one village and it is believed to have been where East Molesey is now.

Take a drive in your car rental around West Molesey, situated in the commuter belt of London and found along one of the prettiest stretches of the Thames. Now larger than East Molesey, West Molesey began its life as a continuation of East Molesey.

Found easily in your car rental is the Molesey Football Ground, formerly the Priory, and the site of the one of the first balloon ascents in British history in 1785.

There used to be a common meadow where sporting activities took place, among them boxing, archery and horse racing. In 1731, it is believed the first cricket match was held on the meadow, and the earliest LBW was here in 1795. Also, one of the earliest golf games was held on the common. It is now called Molesey Hurst, as ‘Hyrst’ means small wood in Old English – some think a forest was at this location many many years ago. Eventually, horse racing took over from the other sports, and a course ran the length of the meadow from 1890 to 1962. Take a drive out there in your car rental and see what’s left of the course.

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