Hawthorn Hill is a
hamlet in
Berkshire
Berkshire ( ; in the 17th century sometimes spelt phonetically as Barkeshire; abbreviated Berks.) is a historic county in South East England. One of the home counties, Berkshire was recognised by Queen Elizabeth II as the Royal County of Berk ...
,
England, within the
civil parish of
Warfield
Warfield is a village and civil parish in the English county of Berkshire and the borough of Bracknell Forest.
History
Warfield was originally an Anglo-Saxon settlement and is recorded in the Domesday Book as ''Warwelt'' ic The name is believ ...
. The settlement lies at the junction of the A3095 and A330 roads, and is approximately north of
Bracknell
Bracknell () is a large town and civil parish in Berkshire, England, the westernmost area within the Greater London Built-up Area, Greater London Urban Area and the administrative centre of the Bracknell Forest, Borough of Bracknell Forest. It l ...
. Hawthorn Hill Racecourse was situated where Birds Hill
Racecourse is today at the end of the Drift Road. It was built on a farm owned by
Sir Robert Wilmot.
National Hunt meetings started in 1888 and stopped in 1913. They began again in 1921, and were quite a social event during the
Jazz Age. They finally ended in 1939.
Hamlets in Berkshire
Warfield
Bray, Berkshire
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