Stadiums · North East England
Pelaw Grange
Pelaw Grange in England North East, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
About
Pelaw Grange 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
Pelaw Grange Stadium (known as Star Pelaw for sponsorship purposes) is a Greyhound Board of Great Britain regulated greyhound racing track located at North Lodge in the English county of Durham, between Chester-le-Street and Gateshead. The stadium has a restaurant and a number of bars and is owned by Star Sports. Racing takes place every Tuesday, Thursday & Sunday evening. Occasionally Saturday nights & Bank Holiday Mondays. Competitions run at Star Pelaw Include Rose Bowl, Stewards Cup, Star Sports On-Course Vase, Alan Dobbin Derby.
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Background
History
A greyhound track situated north of Chester-le-Street was constructed and named after Pelaw Grange a nearby country house and farm directly to the east. It was reportedly built in 1944* by a man called George Towers to the south of Drum Road and directly next to the railway with the back straight running parallel to the east side of the railway. It served the local population in the area with independent racing (unlicensed). The entire area was a hot bed of greyhound racing with links to the mining communities that lived in the county of Durham. It is also believed that there was a larger greyhound stadium just to the north in Birtley. The stadium was taken over by Joe and Joyce McKenna in…
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- Coordinates
- 54.8771, -1.5788
- District
- County Durham
- Parish
- North Lodge
- Postcode
- DH3 2BJ
- Parliamentary constituency
- North Durham
- Established
- 1944
- Official site
- pelawgrange.co.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q7161214 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Pelaw Grange (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Pelaw Grange?
- Pelaw Grange is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode DH3 2BJ), in the parish of North Lodge.
- When was Pelaw Grange built?
- Built or established in 1944.
- Who owns Pelaw Grange?
- Pelaw Grange is owned by Star Sports.
- How do I get to Pelaw Grange?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode DH3 2BJ. It sits within the North Durham parliamentary constituency.