Race Down
Other OS name in the Parish of Tarrant Launceston
Historical Forms
- Blandford Race Ground 1811 OS
Etymology
, from Blandford Race Ground 1811 OS ; Blandford races were ' commonly held on a down in the parish of Tarent Monkton or Launston in July or August , since the year 1729 , and revived 1744 ' ( Hutch1 175 ) , but were ' discontinued since 1843 ' ( Hutch3 1215 ) .