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Molesworth may refer to: Places *Molesworth, Cambridgeshire, a village in Huntingdonshire, Cambridgeshire, England *Molesworth (crater), a crater on Mars *Molesworth Station, New Zealand's largest farm *Molesworth Street, Dublin, Ireland *Molesworth Street, Wellington, the street where New Zealand's Parliament Buildings are located *Molesworth, Ontario, a community in Southwestern Ontario, Canada *Molesworth, Victoria, Australia *RAF Molesworth, a US air force base near Molesworth, Cambridgeshire, England *Molesworth, Tasmania, Australia *New Zealand Company#Nelson, Molesworth, a proposed name for Nelson by the New Zealand Company Organizations *Molesworth Institute, a library-related organization in the United States People *Molesworth (surname) Family titles *Viscount Molesworth of Swords *Baron Molesworth of Philipstown, (see Viscount Molesworth) *Baronet Molesworth of Pencarrow (Molesworth-St Aubyn Baronets) Fictional characters *Nigel Molesworth, a fictional character in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Molesworth, Cambridgeshire
Molesworth is a village in the civil parish of Brington and Molesworth in Cambridgeshire, England. Molesworth is north-west of Huntingdon. The neighbouring village of Brington is from Molesworth. Molesworth is situated within Huntingdonshire which is a non-metropolitan district of Cambridgeshire as well as being a historic county of England. The civil parish covers an area of . Just to the north of Molesworth and within the civil parish is RAF Molesworth. The village of Molesworth was designated a conservation area by Huntingdon District Council largely due to its typically rural English character that includes several listed buildings. In 1646, two people from Molesworth, John Winnick and Ellen Shepheard (along with others from the nearby village of Catworth) were examined as witches. The village gives its name to RAF Molesworth, a Royal Air Force station dating back to 1917. RAF Molesworth no longer has an active runway. It is the home to the Joint Analysis Center, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Molesworth (crater)
Molesworth may refer to: Places * Molesworth, Cambridgeshire, a village in Huntingdonshire, Cambridgeshire, England * Molesworth (crater), a crater on Mars * Molesworth Station, New Zealand's largest farm * Molesworth Street, Dublin, Ireland * Molesworth Street, Wellington, the street where New Zealand's Parliament Buildings are located * Molesworth, Ontario, a community in Southwestern Ontario, Canada *Molesworth, Victoria, Australia *RAF Molesworth, a US air force base near Molesworth, Cambridgeshire, England * Molesworth, Tasmania, Australia * Molesworth, a proposed name for Nelson by the New Zealand Company Organizations * Molesworth Institute, a library-related organization in the United States People * Molesworth (surname) Family titles *Viscount Molesworth of Swords *Baron Molesworth of Philipstown, (see Viscount Molesworth) *Baronet Molesworth of Pencarrow (Molesworth-St Aubyn Baronets) Fictional characters *Nigel Molesworth Nigel Molesworth is a fictional character, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Molesworth Station
Molesworth Station is a high country cattle station. It is located behind the Inland Kaikoura Mountain range in the South Island's Marlborough District. It is New Zealand's largest farm, at over and supports the country's biggest herd of cattle. It also hosts government science programs, such as research into bovine tuberculosis and related research into possums. The station helps rabbit population reduction. accessed 23 February 2019 The present station was formed in 1949 when a third station, St Helens, was added to Tarndale and Molesworth stations which had been amalgamated in 1938 after the runholders "walked off" the land. The three stations had once run around 95,000 head of sheep. The land was brought back int ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Molesworth Street, Dublin
Molesworth Street () is a street in Dublin, Ireland named after Richard Molesworth, 3rd Viscount Molesworth and links the more notable Dawson Street with Kildare Street and lies just over 200 m to the north of St. Stephens Green in Dublin's central business district. History and environs Molesworth Street is named after Richard Molesworth, 3rd Viscount Molesworth. and was originally known as "Molesworth Fields". Acknowledged as the first adaption of Early English style to street architecture in the city of Dublin. One of the most important building is Freemasons' Hall, home of the Grand Lodge of Ireland designed by the architect Edward Holmes of Birmingham and completed in 1866 on the site of the townhouse of the first grandmaster, the Earl of Rosse. Buswells Hotel, which comprises three adjoining Georgian buildings, is frequented by politicians due to its proximity to Irish government buildings. 10 Molesworth Street was re-constructed around 2017 as a building and was the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Molesworth Street, Wellington
Molesworth Street is located at the north end of the central business district of Wellington, the capital city of New Zealand. Leading from the northern end of Lambton Quay, central Wellington's main street, it is a northbound one-way street linking the CBD with Tinakori Road, and through it, with main routes north out of the city. The street was named for Sir William Molesworth, 8th Baronet, a prominent member of the New Zealand Company. There is another Molesworth Street in the Wellington metropolitan area, located in the Lower Hutt suburb of Taitā. Many of New Zealand's main governmental and archival institutions are located on Molesworth Street, most notably New Zealand Parliament Buildings, which are located at the street's southern end. The iconic Beehive is a major landmark close to the street's junction with Lambton Quay and Bowen Street. The New Zealand High Court is also located at the southern end of the building, directly opposite Parliament Buildings. Other promin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Molesworth, Ontario
Molesworth is a small community in the town of Huron East, in Southwestern Ontario, Canada. Molesworth was founded in 1852 by John Mitchell and his family, who operated a general store that served the influx of settlers to the area. Mitchell also acted as a justice of the peace. Transportation Molesworth is at the junction of County Road 86 and County Road 19. It is served by a scheduled bus service to Wingham and Stratford. and is near Listowel Listowel ( ; , IPA: lʲɪsˠˈt̪ˠuəhəlʲ is a heritage market town in County Kerry, Ireland. It is on the River Feale, from the county town, Tralee. The town of Listowel had a population of 4,820 according to the CSO Census 2016. Desc .... References Link to Molesworth history page Communities in Huron County, Ontario {{WesternOntario-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Molesworth, Victoria
Molesworth is a town in the upper Goulburn Valley region of Victoria, Australia. The town is in the Shire of Murrindindi and on the Goulburn Valley Highway,Google Maps, search "Molesworth, Victoria" north east of the state capital, Melbourne. Molesworth Post Office was opened on 1 January 1875 and was closed on 30 June 1994. The railway Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a pre ... arrived in 1890 and the station was closed in 1978. Facilities in the town include a caravan park/camp ground, general store and public hall. References Towns in Victoria (Australia) Shire of Murrindindi {{Hume-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
RAF Molesworth
Royal Air Force Molesworth or more simply RAF Molesworth is a Royal Air Force station located near Molesworth, Cambridgeshire, England with a history dating back to 1917. Its runway and flight line facilities were closed in 1973 and demolished. New facilities were constructed to support ground-launched cruise missile operations in the early 1980s. It was one of the two British bases to house cruise missiles and a focus for protests. It is now a non-flying facility under the control of the United States Air Force (USAF), and is one of two Royal Air Force (RAF) stations in Cambridgeshire currently used by the United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE). Molesworth, RAF Alconbury and RAF Upwood were considered the "Tri-Base Area" due to their close geographic proximity and interdependency until RAF Upwood closed in late 2012. RAF Alconbury and RAF Molesworth were the last Second World War era Eighth Air Force airfields in the United Kingdom that were still actively in use and cont ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Molesworth, Tasmania
Molesworth is a rural residential locality in the local government area of Derwent Valley in the South-east region of Tasmania. It is located about south-east of the town of New Norfolk New Norfolk is a town on the Derwent River (Tasmania), River Derwent, in the south-east of Tasmania, Australia. At the Census in Australia#2011, 2011 census, New Norfolk had a population of 5,543. Situated north-west of Hobart on the Lyell Hi .... The 2016 census determined a population of 633 for the state suburb of Molesworth. History Molesworth was gazetted as a locality in 1970. Geography The boundaries of the locality are almost all survey lines. Road infrastructure The C615 route (Molesworth Road) enters from the north-west and runs through to the south-east, where it exits. References Localities of Derwent Valley Council Towns in Tasmania {{DerwentValleyTAS-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Zealand Company
The New Zealand Company, chartered in the United Kingdom, was a company that existed in the first half of the 19th century on a business model focused on the systematic colonisation of New Zealand. The company was formed to carry out the principles devised by Edward Gibbon Wakefield, who envisaged the creation of a new-model English society in the southern hemisphere. Under Wakefield's model, the colony would attract capitalists who would then have a ready supply of labour—migrant labourers who could not initially afford to be property owners, but who would have the expectation of one-day buying land with their savings. The New Zealand Company established settlements at Wellington, Nelson, Wanganui and Dunedin and also became involved in the settling of New Plymouth and Christchurch. The original New Zealand Company started in 1825, with little success, then rose as a new company when it merged with Wakefield's New Zealand Association in 1837, received its royal charter in 1840, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Molesworth Institute
The Molesworth Institute is a fictional organization started in 1956 with the aim of promoting library humour. It is a combination of real librarians and fictitious people, mostly literary characters. The founder and longtime director, Norman D. Stevens, has published a great many humorous articles about Library science under his title from the organization, and the institute has been mentioned in major publications in this field of study. History The Molesworth Institute was founded by Norman D. Stevens and Francis A.T. Johns who were friends and fellow students attending Rutgers University's library science program. In 1956, they made up the Molesworth Institution in their course paper. The organization's namesake is Nigel Molesworth, a cheeky youngster in the 1954 book ''Down with Skool! A Guide to School Life for Tiny Pupils and their Parents'' written by Geoffrey Willans. The fictional organization had several employees named after people affiliated with St. Custard's, the p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Molesworth (surname)
Molesworth is a surname, and may refer to: *Caroline Molesworth (1794-1872), British botanist and meteorologist * Carlton Molesworth (1876-1961), baseball player *George Molesworth (1890–1968), English army officer *Guilford Lindsey Molesworth (1828-1925), English civil engineer *Hender Molesworth, 1st Baronet (1638–1639), Governor of Jamaica *James Thomas Molesworth (1795–1871), English military officer and lexicographer, nephew of 6th Viscount Molesworth *Keith Molesworth (1905-1966), American football player *Mary Louisa Molesworth (1839–1921), English children’s writer * Maud Margaret 'Mall' Molesworth (1894–1985) (née Mutch), Australian tennis player *Nigel Molesworth, schoolboy protagonist of the ''Molesworth'' series of books written by Geoffrey Willans, with cartoons by Ronald Searle *Percy B. Molesworth (1867–1908), British military officer and amateur astronomer *Richard Molesworth, 3rd Viscount Molesworth, PC (1680–1758), British military officer * Robert ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
