Towcester Racecourse
Towcester Racecourse is a greyhound racing track and former horse racing venue at Towcester in Northamptonshire, England. It has staged the English Greyhound Derby in 2018, 2021 and has won the contract for the next 5 years from 2022.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Towcester Town Hall and Bury Mount.
Towcester Town Hall
Town hall
Photo: Ian Rob, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Towcester Town Hall is a municipal building in Watling Street, Towcester, Northamptonshire, England. The town hall, which is the meeting place of Towcester Town Council, is a grade II listed building. Towcester Town Hall is situated 3,800 feet northwest of Towcester Racecourse.
Bury Mount
Castle
Photo: Cj1340, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bury Mount Motte is the remains of an earthwork motte and bailey fortification or ancient castle in Towcester in Northamptonshire, and has been designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument. Bury Mount is situated 4,100 feet northwest of Towcester Racecourse.
Church of St Mary, Easton Neston
Church
Photo: Ian Rob, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of St Mary, Easton Neston is situated 3,500 feet north of Towcester Racecourse.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Towcester and Pury End.
Towcester
Photo: Boscastle, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Towcester is a market town and civil parish in the West Northamptonshire unitary authority area of Northamptonshire, England. From 1974 to 2021, it was the administrative centre of the South Northamptonshire district.
Pury End
Hamlet
Pury End is a hamlet of approximately 100 houses in the civil parish of Paulerspury, near Towcester in West Northamptonshire, England. The Grafton Way footpath crosses through the village and runs down Carey's Road. Pury End is situated 1½ miles south of Towcester Racecourse.
Caldecote
Hamlet
Photo: Stephen McKay, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Caldecote is a village in Northamptonshire, England, about 1 mile north of Towcester. Caldecote is situated 2 miles northwest of Towcester Racecourse.
Towcester Racecourse
- Type: Athletics track
- Description: horse racing venue in England
- Categories: horse racing venue, horse racing, recreation area, bridle path, and sports location
- Location: Paulerspury, South Northamptonshire District, West Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.12714° or 52° 7′ 38″ northLongitude
-0.97288° or 0° 58′ 22″ westElevation
312 feet (95 metres)Width
66 feet (20 metres)Open location code
9C4X42GG+VVOpenStreetMap ID
way 607915750OpenStreetMap feature
highway=bridlewayOpenStreetMap feature
leisure=trackOpenStreetMap feature
sport=horse_racingGeoNames ID
8224081Wikidata ID
Q7829595
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