Horse Gallops on the Old Racecourse.
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Horse Gallops on the Old Racecourse.
Image: © Mick Garratt Taken: 15 Mar 2009
Horse racing on Low Moor dates from the seventeenth century. As a racecourse it was abandoned in 1891 as the bends were too tight for the modern racehorses being selectively bred. It is now Open Access Land comprising rough grassland and is still used for exercising horses along these gallops.
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Image Location
Latitude
54.414804
Longitude
-1.74757