Image The Racecourse comprises about 118 acres and is now a recreation ground. It once staged regular horse racing meetings, but these ceased in 1904 owing to the high accident rate due to the sharp turns on the course. Bottom right is the St. Georges Avenue campus of Northampton University. River Nene and Express Lifts Tower top right. Racecourse history: From 1632, unofficial race meetings were held at Northampton Heath, the name originally given to the area including the Racecourse. The park is believed to have been used from 1778 to 1882 as an area where freemen had grazing rights under the 1778 Act of Enclosure. Between these dates the Racecourse was known simply as the Freeman's Common. In 1882 when Commoners lost their right to graze cattle, the land was sold on by the Northampton Corporation Act. The park was then used by the public as a general recreation ground. Race meetings resumed in 1727, with the help of Lord Spencer, and in 1737 the first official race meet was held on the new course. From 1715 to 1818, the park was frequently used for public executions. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Racecourse,_Northampton."> The Racecourse and Northampton SW: aerial 2014
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The Racecourse and Northampton SW: aerial 2014

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The Racecourse and Northampton SW: aerial 2014

Image: © Chris Taken: 2 Jul 2014

Taken by the "Child with the Dandelion Clock" Image The Racecourse comprises about 118 acres and is now a recreation ground. It once staged regular horse racing meetings, but these ceased in 1904 owing to the high accident rate due to the sharp turns on the course. Bottom right is the St. Georges Avenue campus of Northampton University. River Nene and Express Lifts Tower top right. Racecourse history: From 1632, unofficial race meetings were held at Northampton Heath, the name originally given to the area including the Racecourse. The park is believed to have been used from 1778 to 1882 as an area where freemen had grazing rights under the 1778 Act of Enclosure. Between these dates the Racecourse was known simply as the Freeman's Common. In 1882 when Commoners lost their right to graze cattle, the land was sold on by the Northampton Corporation Act. The park was then used by the public as a general recreation ground. Race meetings resumed in 1727, with the help of Lord Spencer, and in 1737 the first official race meet was held on the new course. From 1715 to 1818, the park was frequently used for public executions. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Racecourse,_Northampton

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Latitude
52.248338
Longitude
-0.888941