Winchester RacecourseWinchester Racecourse, Headbourne Worthy |
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Worthy Down Headbourne Worthy Hampshire SU4635 |
Hampshire Library Service has a hearsay note from a Mrs Georgia Smith suggesting this race course existed | |
cf Race Course Cottages on a part-oval trackway in the camp area | |
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JandMN Hampshire Library Service has a hearsay note from a Mrs Georgia Smith suggesting this race course existed cf Race Course Cottages on a part-oval trackway in the camp area |
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The place is described in text Cobbett 1830 |
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Cobbett 1830 ... We went to King's Worthy; that is, about two miles on the road from Winchester to London; and then, turning short to our left, came up upon the downs to the north of Winchester race-course. |
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Winchester Race Course Shown on an old map by Greenwood 1826 |
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Greenwood 1826 a long oval track with the betting stand at the west end by the road Winchester Race Course / Betting Stand |
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Shown on an old map by Milne 1791 |
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Milne 1791 (pieces MLN44 and MLN54) an oval track partly marked by posts at the west, and a starting post there Winchester Race Ground / Starting Post |
Winchester Racecourse? |
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: 1774=1899: Racing Calendar |