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Sports Archive.
Blaydon, Race Course
11486b
Last Updated:
20 Nov 2024
Horse
Home Teams & Clubs:
Opened:
Closed:
1811
1835
Redeveloped
Condition:
Blaydon
54.966221, -1.712583
Horse racing began in Blaydon in 1811, along the quayside. Racing ceased here in 1835 when the railway station opened. From 1861 until 1865 the races were held on Dent's Meadow island in the River Tyne.
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