Dillington Park Stadium
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| Location | Highstone Road, Barnsley, South Yorkshire |
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| Coordinates | 53°32′37″N 1°28′31.8″W / 53.54361°N 1.475500°W |
| Opened | 1934 |
| Closed | 1990 |
Dillington Park Stadium was a greyhound racing stadium on Highstone Road in Barnsley, South Yorkshire.
The stadium was constructed north of Highstone Road, south of Bank Street and east of Bedford Street.[1] Dillington Park was originally a park and then a recreation ground named after the area known as Dillington in Worsbrough Common.
Opening
The official opening date for greyhound racing was on 25 May 1934 but it was originally a popular venue for whippet racing four times per week and was also used for significant boxing bouts.[2] A second track in Barnsley, the Dearne Athletic and Sports Stadium in Old Mill Lane, also hosted greyhound racing from 1934-1935 but a third venue at the Queen's Ground was refused a betting licence three times by the Corporation.[3]