Gloucester & Cheltenham Stadium
The Gloucester and Cheltenham Stadium was a former greyhound racing track situated in Longlevens, some 7 miles from Cheltenham and 3 miles from Gloucester, England.[1]
It opened for racing in 1933 after an unsuccessful attempt to start racing in Gloucester at Elmbridge.
The circuit was 430 yards in circumference. Racing was held every Thursday and Saturday evening, with contestants running over distances of 462m, 647m & 860m.
The stadium closed during their 50-year anniversary in 1983. The track would be replaced by a housing estate and the only reminder today that it operated as a greyhound track is the Greyhound Inn, which was also built on the site in 1985.
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