Preston Park Velodrome
The Preston Park Velodrome is an outdoor velodrome in the north-east corner of Preston Park in Brighton, United Kingdom. It is the oldest velodrome in the United Kingdom having been opened on 30 May 1887.Photo: Nicola, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Preston Manor and St Mary’s Church, Preston Park.
Preston Manor
Public building
Photo: The Voice of Hassocks, Public domain.
Preston Manor is the former manor house of the ancient Sussex village of Preston, now part of the coastal city of Brighton and Hove, England. The present building dates mostly from 1738, when Lord of the manor Thomas Western rebuilt the original 13th-century structure, and 1905 when Charles Stanley Peach's renovation and enlargement gave the house its current appearance. Preston Manor is situated 740 feet west of Preston Park Velodrome.
St Mary’s Church, Preston Park
Church
Photo: The Voice of Hassocks, Public domain.
St Mary's Church is a Roman Catholic Parish church in the Preston Village area of Brighton and Hove, East Sussex, England. It was built from 1910 to 1912 in the Arts and Crafts style of Gothic Revival architecture. St Mary’s Church, Preston Park is situated 650 feet northeast of Preston Park Velodrome.
St Peter’s Church, Preston Village
Church
Photo: The Voice of Hassocks, CC0.
St Peter's Church is a former Anglican church in the Preston Village area of Brighton, in the English city of Brighton and Hove. The 13th-century building, standing on the site of two older churches, was restored in the late 19th century and again after a serious fire in 1906. St Peter’s Church, Preston Village is situated 590 feet southwest of Preston Park Velodrome.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Preston and Prestonville.
Preston
Village
Photo: Hassocks5489, Public domain.
Preston or Preston Village is a suburb of Brighton and Hove, in the ceremonial county of East Sussex, England. It is to the north of the centre. Originally a village in its own right, it was eventually absorbed into Brighton with the development of the farmland owned by the local Stanford family, officially becoming a parish of the town in 1928.
Prestonville
Suburb
Prestonville is a largely residential area in the northwest of Brighton, part of the English city of Brighton and Hove. It covers a long, narrow and steeply sloping ridge of land between the Brighton Main Line and Dyke Road, two major transport corridors which run north-northwestwards from the centre of Brighton.
Round Hill
Suburb
Round Hill is an inner suburban area of Brighton, part of the coastal city of Brighton and Hove in England. The area contains a mix of privately owned and privately rented terraced housing, much of which has been converted for multiple occupancies, and small-scale commercial development.
Preston Park Velodrome
- Type: Athletics track
- Description: The oldest working cycle velodrome in the world
- Categories: velodrome, recreation area, cycle sport, and sports location
- Location: Brighton and Hove, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.84299° or 50° 50′ 35″ northLongitude
-0.14702° or 0° 8′ 49″ westOpen location code
9C2XRVV3+55OpenStreetMap ID
way 1058752559OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=trackOpenStreetMap feature
sport=cyclingWikidata ID
Q14912696
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Preston Park Velodrome” goes by many names.
- German: “Radrennbahn Preston Park”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include St Peter’s Cricket Club and astro.
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