Cornish Stadium
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Greyhound racing track and speedway in England
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| Location | Par Moor Road, St Austell, Cornwall PL25 3RP |
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| Coordinates | 50°20′41″N 4°44′12″W / 50.34472°N 4.73667°W / 50.34472; -4.73667 |
| Opened | 1949 |
| Closed | 1988 |
The Cornish Stadium was a greyhound racing track and speedway venue in Par Moor Road, St Austell, Cornwall.[1]
Greyhound racing
Speedway
Main article: St Austell Gulls
Speedway took place from 1949 until 1964.[5]
Motor sports
Stock car racing took place between 1980 and 1987 shortly before the closure of the stadium. Sidecar Racing, Midget Racing and Go Karts were also held at the venue.[1]
Closure
The stadium was redeveloped into the Cornish Market World in 1988.[6]
References
- 1 2 3 "St Austell Greyhound Stadium". Greyhound Racing Times.
- ↑ "New Speedway Track at St Austell". Western Morning News. 19 January 1949. Retrieved 23 February 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "OS Plan 1971". old-maps.co.uk.
- ↑ Barnes, Julia (1988). Daily Mirror Greyhound Fact File. Ringpress Books. ISBN 0-948955-15-5.
- ↑ "St Austell Speedway". Defunct Speedway.
- ↑ "Closures and openings over the past 10 years, July 1993, page 18". Greyhound Star. 1993.
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