Croft Circuit

Croft Circuit is a motor racing circuit located near Dalton-on-Tees in North Yorkshire, England. The tarmac circuit is 2.127 mi long and is based on the lands of an airfield, but has long since moved on from being a basic airfield circuit.

Photo: Hugh Mortimer, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Type: Sports venue
Description: motor racing circuit in northeast England
Also known as: “Scorton Airfield”
Address: Darlington, DL2 2PL

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Moulton railway station and Croft Viaduct.

Moulton railway station

Railway station

Photo: King of the North East, CC BY 2.5.

Moulton railway station was a railway station in North Yorkshire, England. It was situated near the village of North Cowton. Moulton was the Eryholme-Richmond branch line which was opened in 1846 by the York and Newcastle Railway Company. Moulton railway station is situated 2 miles southwest of Croft Circuit.

Croft Viaduct

Bridge

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Croft Viaduct is a railway bridge carrying the East Coast Main Line between Northallerton and Darlington in Northern England. The viaduct crosses the River Tees, the border between North Yorkshire and County Durham. Croft Viaduct is situated 1½ miles north of Croft Circuit.

Chequers Inn

Pub

Photo: Bill Henderson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Chequers Inn is a pub, which is situated 1 mile northeast of Croft Circuit.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dalton Gates and Croft-on-Tees.

Dalton Gates

Hamlet

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Dalton Gates is a hamlet in the county of North Yorkshire, England. The hamlet was built up around the now disused railway station that formed part of the disbanded Richmond Line.

Croft-on-Tees

Village

Photo: Johndhall, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Croft-on-Tees is a village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. It has also been known as Croft Spa, and from which the former Croft Spa railway station took its name. It lies 11 miles north-north west of the county town of Northallerton. Croft-on-Tees is situated 2 miles north of Croft Circuit.

Hurworth-on-Tees

Village

Photo: Dave Dunford, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Hurworth-on-Tees is a village in the borough of Darlington, within the ceremonial county of County Durham, England. It is situated in the civil parish of Hurworth. Hurworth-on-Tees is situated 2½ miles northeast of Croft Circuit.

Croft Circuit

Categories: motorsport racing track, motorsport, recreation area, and sports location
Location: Dalton-on-Tees, Richmondshire District, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.45583° or 54° 27′ 21″ north

Longitude

-1.55881° or 1° 33′ 32″ west

Open location code

9C6WFC4R+8F

OpenStreetMap ID

way 108148280

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=sports_centre

OpenStreetMap feature

sport=motor

Wikidata ID

Q1074573

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Spanish—“Croft Circuit” goes by many names.

Chinese: “克羅夫特賽道”
Dutch: “Croft Circuit”
French: “Circuit de Croft”
German: “Croft Circuit”
Italian: “circuito di Croft”
Italian: “Circuito di Croft”
Japanese: “クロフト・サーキット”
Portuguese: “Circuito de Croft”
Spanish: “Circuito de Croft”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Croft Airstrip and Vince Moor Wood.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Hangar 50 and Moor House Farm.

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