Molesworth
Molesworth may refer to:
previously Moldsworth & Mouldsworth, meaning area of good soil.
In people
Family Titles
For people with the Surname Molesworth, see Molesworth (surname).
- Viscount Molesworth of Swords
- Baron Molesworth of Philipstown, (see Viscount Molesworth)
- Baronet Molesworth of Pencarrow (Molesworth-St Aubyn Baronets)
Historical Figures
- Sir Hender Molesworth, 1st Baronet (1638–1639), Governor of Jamaica
- Sir William Molesworth, 6th Baronet (1758–1798), MP for Cornwall 1784–90
- Sir William Molesworth, 8th Baronet (1810–1855), British statesman, Secretary of State for the Colonies, the Field Commissioner of Works
- Robert Molesworth, 1st Viscount Molesworth (1656–1725), British statesman and extensive English and Irish landowner, ambassador to Denmark, ambassador to Sweden, founder of the "Molesworth circle" of scientific minds, MP in British, English and Irish Parliaments, Baron of Philipstown, Viscount of Swords
- John Molesworth, 2nd Viscount (1679–1726), British diplomat, Commissioner of Trade and Plantations (see Viscount Molesworth)
- Richard Molesworth, 3rd Viscount Molesworth (1680–1758), British Field Marshal, English war hero, Commander in Chief for Ireland, Lieutenant of the Ordnance in Ireland, Commanding Officer of the Coldstream Guards
- Sir Robert Molesworth (judge) (1806–1890), Australian Chief Justice and Solicitor-General
- Lt-Gen George Molesworth (1890–1968), British army officer
- Mary Louisa Molesworth (1839–1921), author
- Sir Guilford Molesworth (1828–1925), British civil and railway engineer
- Percy B. Molesworth (1867–1908), a Major in the corps of Royal Engineers and amateur astronomer
- Thomas C. Molesworth (1890–1977), American furniture designer
Sportsmen
- Carlton Molesworth, baseball player
- Margaret Molesworth, Australian tennis player
- Keith Molesworth, American football player
Other
- Nigel Molesworth, a fictional character in a series of humorous books by Geoffrey Willans parodying school life
In organizations
- Molesworth Institute, a library-related organization in the United States
In 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, Cambridgeshire, a village in England
- 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
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