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Rothbury Racecourse
Rothbury Racecourse was a horse racing venue in Northumberland, England which closed in 1965. It was situated just outside the village of Rothbury, on a plain by the River Coquet. The earliest recorded meeting at Rothbury took place in April 1759. It held only one meeting a year, always in April (with the exception of 1947, when it was held on 31 May because the course was flooded). Proximity to the river meant flooding was common. The course was just under 1.5 miles in circumference, and races were held over distances from 2 to 3 miles. The course split into two separate tracks in the back straight, with the hurdle track, which was quite sharp, staying on the valley floor. The steeplechase track climbed the hillside and was substantially longer, and a sterner test of stamina. The water jump was the middle of three fences in the home straight and was bypassed on the final circuit. The course had a dramatic downhill section with a sharp left turn at the bottom into the straigh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rothbury
Rothbury is a market town and civil parishes in England, civil parish in Northumberland, England, on the River Coquet. It is northwest of Morpeth, Northumberland, Morpeth and of Newcastle upon Tyne. At the United Kingdom Census 2011, 2001 Census, it had a population of 2,107. Rothbury emerged as an important town because of its location at a crossroads over a ford on the River Coquet. Toll road, Turnpike roads leading to Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Alnwick, Hexham and Morpeth allowed for an influx of families and the enlargement of the settlement during the Middle Ages. In 1291, Rothbury was chartered as a market town and became a centre for dealing in cattle and wool for the surrounding villages during the Early Modern Era. Later, Rothbury developed extensively in the Victorian era, due in large part to the Rail transport in Great Britain, railway and the industrialist William Armstrong, Baron Armstrong of Cragside, Sir William Armstrong. Between 1862 and 1865, Armstrong built Crag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
