Fontwell Park Racecourse [5 photos] in SU9407 :: Geograph Britain and Ireland

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Fontwell Park Racecourse

Fontwell Park Racecourse is a horse racing course located in the village of Fontwell in West Sussex, owned by ARC Racing. It features an oval hurdles course.
Fontwell Park was founded by Alfred Day who trained racehorses at The Hermitage, by the Chichester to Arundel road, from 1887. Day brought the name Fontwell back into use after researching the history of the area, and by 1924 he had purchased enough land to open a racecourse at Fontwell. The hurdles track was a normal shape, but the steeplechase course was laid out in a figure of eight shape to utilise the space on the site. The first meeting took place on 21 May 1924. The grandstand and the weighing room were built with thatched roofs.

by N Chadwick

Created: Wed, 30 Nov 2016, Updated: Wed, 30 Nov 2016

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SU9406 : Car park, Fontwell Park by N Chadwick

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