Former Essex Show Ground/New Race Course, Great Leighs, Essex
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Image: © Brenda Howard Taken: 5 Oct 2005
Located 5 miles north of Chelmsford on the A131, this former County Show Ground is being developed as a race course. With extensive groundworks being carried out it is hoping to enter the horse racing calendar for 2006. It will be Britain's newest race course since 1927.
