The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-07.
Esher and Molesey
(´shr, ml´z) (KEY) , town (1991 pop. 46,688), Surrey, SE England. It is largely a residential suburb of London with some light engineering. Wolseys Tower (a gatehouse), is in the district; it is the remnant of Esher Place, which was founded by William Waynflete and occupied by Cardinal Thomas Wolsey.