The Racecourse
The Racecourse is a meadow in North Lodge, County Durham, England. The Racecourse is situated nearby to Lambton Bridge, as well as near the grassland Kennel Field.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Lambton Castle and Concangis.
Lambton Castle
Castle
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Lambton Castle stands above Chester-le-Street, County Durham and is a stately home, the ancestral seat of the Lambton family, the Earls of Durham. It is listed in the mid-category of listed building, Grade II*. Lambton Castle is situated 1 mile east of The Racecourse.
Concangis
Archaeological site
Photo: JohnBlackburne, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Concangis was an auxiliary castra in the Roman province of Lower Britain. Its ruins are located in Chester-le-Street, County Durham, in England, and are now known as Chester-le-Street Roman Fort. Concangis is situated 1 mile southwest of The Racecourse.
Pelaw Grange
Sports venue
Pelaw Grange Stadium is a Greyhound Board of Great Britain regulated greyhound racing track located at North Lodge in the English county of Durham, between Chester-le-Street and Gateshead. Pelaw Grange is situated 1 mile northwest of The Racecourse.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include South Pelaw and Chester-le-Street.
South Pelaw
Village
South Pelaw is a village in County Durham, in England. It is situated immediately to the north of Chester-le-Street.
Chester-le-Street
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Chester-le-Street is a town in County Durham, with a population of 23,500 in 2021. It's a commuter town for Newcastle 8 miles north; the main reason to visit is Durham CCC cricket ground, which stages county and international matches.
Lumley Thicks
Hamlet
Lumley Thicks is a small village in County Durham, in England. It is situated between Chester-le-Street and Houghton-le-Spring, north of Great Lumley. Lumley Thicks is situated 2 miles southeast of The Racecourse.
The Racecourse
- Type: Meadow
- Location: North Lodge, County Durham, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
54.86773° or 54° 52′ 4″ northLongitude
-1.557° or 1° 33′ 25″ westOpen location code
9C6WVC9V+36OpenStreetMap ID
way 732464216OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=meadow
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