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Fakenham is a market town and civil parish in Norfolk, England. It is situated on the River Wensum , about 25 miles (40 kilometres) north-west of Norwich . The town is at the junction of several local roads, including the A148 from King's Lynn to Cromer , the A1067 to Norwich and the A1065 to Swaffham .
When the league merged with the East Anglian League to form the Anglian Combination in 1964, Fakenham were placed in the top division for the 1964–65 season, [4] but were relegated at the end of the 1965–66 season. In 1970–71 they won the Norfolk Senior Cup for the first time. The following season they won Division One and returned to the ...
Fakenham's most extensive project, the £1 million Members' Stand, was named "The Prince of Wales Stand" and officially opened by the prince on 15 March 2002. Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother , often described as National Hunt's most fervent, enthusiastic and loyal supporter, visited Fakenham racecourse in 1981 and in January 2000.
Fakenham, best known for Fakenham Racecourse and is the third-largest settlement. North Norfolk District Council provides district-level services. County-level services are provided by Norfolk County Council. The whole district is also covered by civil parishes, which form a third tier of local government. [8] [9]
Broadland and Fakenham is a Norfolk constituency, [n 1] which has been represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since the 2019 general election by Jerome Mayhew, a Conservative. [n 2] Prior to the 2023 review of Westminster constituencies, coming into effect at the 2024 general election, the constituency was known as Broadland. [3]
Country (sports) GBR: Born: 2 April 1858 ... In 1881 he won his first title at the Norwich Open against Edward Morgan Hansell. ... Fakenham, Norfolk. Personal life
The first nights racing took place on 23 November 1937 organised by the Redheugh Park Greyhound Racing Company. [2] The track is opened by Major, Alderman W J Pickering in front of an attendance of 8,000 and the first race is won by Lovely Lucerne over 450 yards.
Racing first took place at Bangor on Dee Racecourse in February 1859, [1] and has since taken place regularly except during the wars. [1] Since 2006 Bangor has hosted amateur Point-to-Point races run by local hunts. The course for the Point-to-Point is on the inside of the main track and races are run right-handed.