Tathwell Racecourse

TATHWELL RACECOURSE

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Earliest Meeting: Thursday 8th April 1675 Final Meeting: Thursday 12th April 1677 The small Lincolnshire village of Tathwell is in the East Lindsey district of the county some 3 miles south of Louth. Tathwell Hall was owned by the Chaplin family for a considerable time, initially by Sir Francis Chaplin, and then by his son John, who married Elizabeth Hamby, daughter of Sir John Hamby, in 1657. Today the village boasts an association with the Cadwell Park motor racing circuit, just 2 miles south of the village, but in the late 17th century the village held horse races. On Thursday 8th April 1675 the Lincolnshire Plate for £40 was contested over a course laid out on the outskirts of the village, although there is no further record of racing being staged there it was announced at the time of the inaugural race that they 'would ensue for the next two years with even greater values'. This would suggest that further meetings were held on Thursday 13th April 1676 and Thursday 12th April 1677.
This racecourse is covered in Volume 4 of Racecourses Here Today and Gone Tomorrow. Ordering details shown below.
Local Patrons	Sir Francis Chaplin
The final meeting took place on Thursday 12th April 1677.
Course today	No evidence of the former course remains.
If you have photos, postcards, racecards. badges, newspaper cuttings or book references about the old course, or can provide a photo of how the ground on which the old racecourse stood looks today, then email johnwslusar@gmail.com
Much of the information about this course has been found using internet research and is in the public domain. However, useful research sources have been:- London Illustrated News Racing Illustrated 1895-1899 The Sporting & Dramatic Illustrated Northern Turf History Volumes 1-4 by J.Fairfax-Blakeborough The Sporting Magazine A Long Time Gone by Chris Pitt first published in 1996 ISBN 0 900599 89 8 Racing Calendars which were first published in 1727

ISBN 978-0-9957632-0-3

652 pages

774 former courses

ISBN 978-0-9957632-1-0

352 pages

400 former courses

ISBN 978-0-9957632-2-7

180 pages

140 former courses

ISBN 978-0-9957632-3-4

264 pages

235 former courses

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