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Newmarket, Suffolk
Newmarket is a market town and civil parish in the West Suffolk district of Suffolk, England, 14 miles west of Bury St Edmunds and 14 miles northeast of Cambridge. The population in 2021 was 16,772. T
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Newmarket is a market town and civil parish in the West Suffolk district of Suffolk, England, 14 miles west of Bury St Edmunds and 14 miles northeast of Cambridge. The population in 2021 was 16,772. The town is known as a centre for the breeding, training and racing of thoroughbred horses, being home to two racecourses, about seventy training yards, some 3,000 horses, over sixty stud farms, two equine hospitals, the British Racing School, Tattersalls auction sales, the Jockey Club Rooms, the National Horseracing Museum, and racing charities. The Rowley Mile racecourse hosts two British Classic Races. Between them, the two racecourses hold races on 39 days every year, more than any other town in Britain. Newmarket originated in the early thirteenth century, when the lord of the manor of Exning was granted a charter to hold a weekly market. During the Tudor period, it served the needs of travellers on the London to Norwich road with a number of inns and alehouses. The town has enjoyed royal patronage since the seventeenth century, when James I, Charles I and Charles II made Newmarket Palace their base for sporting activities. Until the late nineteenth century, Newmarket was divided down the middle of the High Street into two parishes: St Mary's in Suffolk to the north and All Saints in Cambridgeshire to the south. From 1889 to 1974, the town was part of the county of West Suffolk, and since 1974 has been part of the West Suffolk district in the county of Suffolk.
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From the Wikipedia article
Newmarket is a market town and civil parish in the West Suffolk district of Suffolk, England, 14 miles west of Bury St Edmunds and 14 miles northeast of Cambridge. The population in 2021 was 16,772. The town is known as a centre for the breeding, training and racing of thoroughbred horses, being home to two racecourses, about seventy training yards, some 3,000 horses, over sixty stud farms, two equine hospitals, the British Racing School, Tattersalls auction sales, the Jockey Club Rooms, the National Horseracing Museum, and racing charities. The Rowley Mile racecourse hosts two British Classic Races. Between them, the two racecourses hold races on 39 days every year, more than any other town in Britain. Newmarket originated in the early thirteenth century, when the lord of the manor of Exning was granted a charter to hold a weekly market. During the Tudor period, it served the needs of travellers on the London to Norwich road with a number of inns and alehouses. The town has enjoyed royal patronage since the seventeenth century, when James I, Charles I and Charles II made Newmarket Palace their base for sporting activities. Until the late nineteenth century, Newmarket was divided down the middle of the High Street into two parishes: St Mary's in Suffolk to the north and All Saints in Cambridgeshire to the south. From 1889 to 1974, the town was part of the county of West Suffolk, and since 1974 has been part of the West Suffolk district in the county of Suffolk.
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Background
History
Newmarket lies on the ancient Icknield Way, and Bronze Age barrows have provided evidence of early settlement in the area. Devil's Dyke, an earthwork that crosses Newmarket Heath between the two racecourses, was built by Anglo-Saxons in the seventh century. The town acquired its name in the early thirteenth century, when Richard de Argentein, who had married the daughter of the lord of the manor of Exning, was granted a charter by King Henry to hold a weekly market. A charter for an annual fair was then granted in 1223. The High Street divided the town between two parishes: Exning in Suffolk to the north and Woodditton in Cambridgeshire to the south. St Mary's separated from Exning to…
Description
The Jockey Club moved from London to Newmarket in 1752, leasing and then buying a plot of land on the south side of the High Street. At first consisting just of coffee rooms, the buildings gradually expanded. In 1933, the original coffee rooms were given a new frontage to a design by Sir Albert Richardson. The rest of the buildings were rebuilt, also to a design by Richardson, following a fire. The Jockey Club Rooms are a private members club and include accommodation and the administrative offices of Jockey Club Estates, a company which owns the Newmarket racecourses and training grounds.
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- Coordinates
- 52.2459, 0.4105
- County
- Suffolk
- District
- West Suffolk
- Parish
- Newmarket
- Postcode
- CB8 7BP
- Parliamentary constituency
- West Suffolk
- Official site
- www.nhrm.co.uk
Sources
- wikipedia: Newmarket, Suffolk (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Newmarket, Suffolk?
- Newmarket, Suffolk is in London, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 52.2459°, 0.4105°.
- Is Newmarket, Suffolk wheelchair accessible?
- Partially — OpenStreetMap notes limited wheelchair access at Newmarket, Suffolk. Check ahead for specific facilities.