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Molesey
Molesey
is a suburban district comprising two large villages, East Molesey and West Molesey, on the edge of
Greater London
. Molesey is located on the southern bank of the
River Thames
in the northeast of the borough of
Elmbridge
in
Surrey
,
England
, with the
post town
of East Molesey extending north across the Thames into the
London Borough of Richmond upon Thames
. Molesey lies between 11.7 and 13.5 miles from
Charing Cross
and forms part of the capital's contiguous suburbs within the
Greater London Urban Area
. It has the
London
dialling code (
020
), and was from 1839 until 2000 under the
jurisdiction
of the
Metropolitan Police
. East and West Molesey share a high street, and there is a second retail and 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 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 (London)
runs from here to Hampton on the Middlesex bank, from where it is a short walk to the central area of
Hampton
.
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