Newmarket, Suffolk

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Newmarket is a market town and civil parish in the West Suffolk district of Suffolk, England. It lies 14 miles (22.5 km) west of Bury St Edmunds and the same distance north-east of Cambridge. The population in 2021 was 16,772. The town is known as a centre for the breeding, training and racing of thoroughbred horses; it is home to two racecourses, about 70 training yards, some 3,000 horses, over 60 stud farms, two equine hospitals, the British Racing School, Tattersalls auction sales, the Jockey Club Rooms, the National Horseracing Museum and racing charities. The Rowley Mile racecourse hosts two British Classic Races. Between them, the two racecourses hold races on 39 days every year, more than any other town in Britain. Newmarket originated in the early 13th century, when the lord of the manor of Exning was granted a charter to hold a weekly market. During the Tudor period, it served the needs of travellers on the London to Norwich road with a number of inns and alehouses. The town has...

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