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to the country. The first games of golf in
England were played at Molesey, in Westminster and Greenwich Park which were large open spaces near to royal palaces.
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Autumn 1787 – a professional runner named Powell ran a mile in 4 minutes and 3 seconds at
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Molesey Hurst Golf Club (now defunct) was founded in 1907. The club disappeared at the onset of WW2.
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became King of
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186:Cricket at Moulsey Hurst
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243:Moulsey Hurst today
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288:John Tufton
272:May 1785 –
178:Surrey side
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1358:Categories
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888:Hurst Park
516:Harbledown
313:References
296:John Wells
208:horse race
205:Hurst Park
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237:Dutch Sam
110:Last used
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71:Location
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140:cricket
105:by 1726
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264:Surrey
198:Lord's
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