Racecourses · North East England
Richmond Racecourse
In or near Middleton Tyas.
Richmond Racecourse in England North East, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 4 h–6 h
About
Richmond Racecourse is a place of interest in England North East, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Gingerfields SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Richmond Racecourse was a British horse racing track situated at Richmond, North Yorkshire at first High Moor, then Low Moor, from 1765 to 1776. It was last used for horse racing in 1891. The grandstand, believed to have been designed by John Carr, is now the oldest surviving stone-built public grandstand in the world.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The former racecourse is located to the north-west of Richmond town on Low Moor ( a name it was sometimes referred to as), and its elevation is 847 ft. The grandstand was paid for by public subscription, being erected in 1775, and it is believed to be the work of architect John Carr, who also designed the grandstands at Doncaster and York. The land at Low Moor was levelled "at great public expense". Horse-racing had been held in the environs of Richmond since at least 1576 (usually on High Moor), and by 1765, had moved to Low Moor, though racing had been conducted at Gatherley in 1516 (Gatherley is 5 mi to the east of the town). Christopher Rokeby, who spied on the Scottish court and Mary,…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 54.4148, -1.7498
- District
- North Yorkshire
- Parish
- Richmond
- Postcode
- DL10 4TF
- Parliamentary constituency
- Richmond and Northallerton
- Established
- 1765
Sources
- wikidata: Q18612612 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Richmond Racecourse (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Richmond Racecourse?
- Richmond Racecourse is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode DL10 4TF), in the parish of Richmond.
- What is Richmond Racecourse?
- Richmond Racecourse in England North East, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Richmond Racecourse?
- Drivers can use postcode DL10 4TF.
- When was Richmond Racecourse built?
- Built or established in 1765.
- Who owns Richmond Racecourse?
- Richmond Racecourse is owned by | operator =.
- Is Richmond Racecourse a protected site?
- Yes — Richmond Racecourse is part of the Gingerfields SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- How do I get to Richmond Racecourse?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode DL10 4TF. It sits within the Richmond and Northallerton parliamentary constituency.