Moulsey Hurst is located in what is now West Molesey, Surrey on the south bank of the River Thames above Molesey Lock. It is one of England's oldest sporting venues and was used in the 18th and 19th centuries for cricket, prizefighting and other sports. The site can be reached from Hampton across the river by Hampton Ferry when it is running in the summer. When James VI and I became King of England in 1603, he brought his golf clubs with him and the first games of golf in England were played at Molesey, Westminster and Greenwich which were large open spaces adjacent to royal palaces. This venue is considered to be one of the birthplaces of cricket, along with other historical cricket greens, such as Mitcham Cricket Green. The earliest...
