Chelmsford City Racecourse
Chelmsford City racecourse, originally known as Great Leighs Racecourse, is a thoroughbred horse racing venue located in Great Leighs near Braintree, Essex, England.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Sports venue
- Description: horse racing venue in England
- Also known as: “Great Leighs Racecourse”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Phyllis Currie Nature Reserve and Sandylay and Moat Woods.
Phyllis Currie Nature Reserve
Nature reserve
Photo: Glyn Baker, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Phyllis Currie Nature Reserve is an 8.9-hectare nature reserve north-west of Great Leighs in Essex. It is owned and managed by the Essex Wildlife Trust.
Sandylay and Moat Woods
Forest
Photo: Glyn Baker, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sandylay and Moat Woods is a 7.5-hectare nature reserve east of Great Leighs in Essex. It is owned and managed by the Essex Wildlife Trust. These adjacent woods are mainly coppiced small-leaved lime, with a small stream and many flowering plants, including wood anemones, sweet violets, spurge laurel, stinking iris and early purple orchid.
The Castle
Pub
Photo: Chris Heaton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Castle is a pub, which is situated 1 mile south of Chelmsford City Racecourse.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rank’s Green and Bartholomew Green.
Rank’s Green
Hamlet
Rank's Green or Ranks Green is a hamlet in the Braintree district, in the county of Essex, England. Other nearby settlements include the town of Braintree and the villages of Great Leighs and Fairstead and the hamlet of Gubbion's Green.
Bartholomew Green
Hamlet
Bartholomew Green is a hamlet in the Felsted civil parish and the Uttlesford district of Essex, England. The nearest town is Braintree.
Fuller Street
Hamlet
Fuller Street is a hamlet in the civil parish of Fairstead and the Braintree District of Essex, England. The hamlet's public house is the Square and Compasses. Fuller Street is situated 2 miles southeast of Chelmsford City Racecourse.
Chelmsford City Racecourse
- Categories: horse racing venue, horse racing, recreation area, and sports location
- Location: Great and Little Leighs, Chelmsford District, Essex, East of England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.84221° or 51° 50′ 32″ northLongitude
0.51157° or 0° 30′ 42″ eastElevation
243 feet (74 metres)Open location code
9F32RGR6+VJOpenStreetMap ID
way 198043604OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=sports_centreOpenStreetMap feature
sport=horse_racingGeoNames ID
10628643Wikidata ID
Q5599505
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