Buxton Racecourse
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buxton-racecourse-234-14808808
title:
Buxton Racecourse
text:
Buxton Racecourse was a horse racing track in the 19th century on Fairfield Common near Buxton in Derbyshire, England. In 1804 an earlier racecourse field was recorded at Heathfield Nook, on the other side of Buxton town. Fairfield Common was established centuries ago as common grazing land. A racecourse was laid out on the common in the early 1800s. From 1821 racing and county cock fighting meetings were held each summer. The 6th Duke of Devonshire commissioned a grandstand building costing £1,
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Former horse racing venue at Buxton in Derbyshire
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buxton_Racecourse
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date modified:
2024-01-27T13:10:56Z
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13
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15