page_title: Oswestry Race Course
hierarchical_section_title: Oswestry Race Course
caption_attribution_description: English: Offa's Dyke Path through the Old Racecourse, Oswestry Sited on a plateau 1000 feet above sea level. The last meeting took place in 1848. For history: http://www.bbc.co.uk/shropshire/features/places/oswestry/racecourse.shtml
context_page_description: Oswestry Race Course is a historic racecourse on ‘Cyrn y Bwch’ hill close to Oswestry in Shropshire that was used by the Welsh and English to socialise and race horses. Covering an area of 22 hectares, the course was closed to racing in 1848 and is now an area of common land for recreation. It is a well travelled walking route because Offa's Dyke Path passes through the site.
context_section_description: Oswestry Race Course (also known as Oswestry Old Racecourse Common) is a historic racecourse on ‘Cyrn y Bwch’ hill close to Oswestry in Shropshire that was used by the Welsh and English to socialise and race horses. Covering an area of 22 hectares (54 acres), the course was closed to racing in 1848 and is now an area of common land for recreation. It is a well travelled walking route because Offa's Dyke Path passes through the site.
caption: Offa's Dyke Path passes through the site photo: Tim Heaton geograph.org.uk
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