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Highmoor, Wigton
Highmoor
High Moor
civil parish:-   Wigton (formerly Cumberland)
county:-   Cumbria
locality type:-   buildings
coordinates:-   NY26024769
1Km square:-   NY2647
10Km square:-   NY24

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The original Wigton race course was on the common SE of the town called High Moor. This was enclosed in 1817, bringing the race meetings to an end, which did not please many local people.

Fairfax-Blakeborough 1950

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