Stadiums · North East England
Easington Greyhound Stadium
Easington Greyhound Stadium in England North East, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
About
Easington Greyhound Stadium is a place of interest in England North East, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
Easington Greyhound Stadium, also known as Moorfield Stadium, was a greyhound racing stadium in Sunderland Road, Easington, County Durham.
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Background
History
The opening meeting was held on Christmas Day 1934, with the first winner being a greyhound called 'Must Win' who recorded a winning time of 27.07secs. During the war, Lord Haw-Haw famously said, "This week the people of Easington will be eating greyhounds not racing them". During the 1960s and 1970s, racing was directed by Mrs H Taylor and distances raced were 270, 460, 525 and 640 yards on 380 track circumference. There were 70 kennels and a Ball hare system was used. Facilities included a licensed bar and tea bar with racing held on Thursday and Saturday evenings at 7.30pm. All races were handicap races with the principal annual events known as the Moorfield Challenge Trophy and the Bank…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 54.7928, -1.3536
- District
- County Durham
- Parish
- Easington Village
- Postcode
- SR8 3FF
- Parliamentary constituency
- Easington
- Established
- 1934
Sources
- wikidata: Q28406234 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Easington Greyhound Stadium (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Easington Greyhound Stadium?
- Easington Greyhound Stadium is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode SR8 3FF), in the parish of Easington Village.
- When was Easington Greyhound Stadium built?
- Built or established in 1934.
- Who owns Easington Greyhound Stadium?
- Easington Greyhound Stadium is owned by | operator =.
- How do I get to Easington Greyhound Stadium?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode SR8 3FF. It sits within the Easington parliamentary constituency.