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OXFORD Littlemore (1951)

by | May 8, 2019 | Middle England - South West Midlands Tracks

Cowley Road, Oxford, Oxfordshire OX4 The temporary closure of The Oxford Stadium at the end of 1950, had seen another venue close by stage a number of meetings at a temporary level, just to keep Oxford regulars interested. It is not clear exactly where these meetings...

AYLESBURY Bicester Road

by | May 7, 2019 | Middle England - South West Midlands Tracks

Bicester Road, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, HP20 Another venue to discuss, is the one that operated in the Buckinghamshire town of Aylesbury, situated alongside the A41 Bicester Road, a main road which heads northwest out of town. At present its exact location still...

WATFORD Riverside Track

by | Apr 30, 2019 | Middle England - South West Midlands Tracks

Watford, Hertordshire According to a Greyhound Owner cutting from a July 1957 edition, a greyhound track is mentioned as the old Riverside Track in or around Watford. Information from this cutting shows it was a wartime afternoon meeting with its location near some...

Aylesbury Verwood Road

by | Apr 28, 2019 | Middle England - South West Midlands Tracks

Verwood Road, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, HP20.  The Buckinghamshire town of Aylesbury has become home to greyhound Racing at more than one venue. This chapter describes the one that took place in a meadow along side Verwood Road, roughly one miles north east of the...

LITTLE CHALFONT

by | Apr 26, 2019 | Middle England - South West Midlands Tracks

Lodge Lane, Little Chalfont, near Amersham, Buckinghamshire HP 8 The small Buckinghamshire town of Little Chalfont adds itself the list of towns and villages that hosted greyhound racing. Little Chalfont lies eight miles northwest of Watford, with the track situated...