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Survey of English Place-Names

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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 ) .