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CARLISLE Longtown

Longtown, Carlisle, Cumbria CA6 The small Cumbrian town of Longtown lies roughly eight miles north of Carlisle and becomes another addition to the Northwest of England’s flip tracks. Newspaper advertisements prove that Greyhound Racing did take place on a straight...

BARNSTAPLE Braunton

Burrows Close, Braunton, Barnstaple, Devon EX33 1EX Another of North Devon’s Greyhound Racing venues was the one found in the village of Braunton, a parish located five miles northwest of Barnstaple. A newspaper clip found in the local press from April 1931 suggests...

SWINDON Wroughton

Wroughton, Swindon, Wiltshire Another Greyhound Racing venue found in Wiltshire was the one in the parish of North Wroughton, a parish located two miles south of Swindon town centre. Meetings took place in a field opposite The Black Horse Public House, with its first...

CAXTON GIBBETT

Caxton Gibbett, Neots Road, Caxton, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire CB23 3PD. The small village of Caxton in Cambridgeshire become the next Greyhound Racing host to discuss. The track was actually located north of the village at a place called Caxton Gibbett and lay...

BOSTON Lord Nelson Field

Nelson Way, Boston, Lincolnshire PE21 The Lincolnshire town of Boston has been blessed with Greyhound Racing at a number of venues within its vicinity. This chapter describes the one that took place at the Lord Nelson track during 1931 and 1932. Little is known...