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Newmarket is a market town lying partly in Suffolk and partly in Cambidgeshire. famous for horse racing, a sport and industry which dominates the town and the fields for many miles around. Newmarket is generally considered the birthplace and global centre of thoroughbred horse racing. The town to the north of the High Street lies in a "bubble" of Suffolk which is surrounded by Cambridgeshire and joined to the main body of Suffolk by a narrow strip to the east of the town. The town to the south of the High Street lies in Cambridgeshire. The town was founded on the road for its transport connections and so has always lain on the boundary. The great bulk of the town and of its commerce is on the north-western, Suffolk, side of the road but many of the town's historical treasures lie to the Cambridgeshire side, including King Charles's palace, Nell Gwyn's House, the Rutland Arms and the National Horseracing Museum. All around the town is open heathland, which often echoes to the beating of hooves. The town is within the council area of West Suffolk (Suffolk).

Place Type: Town
Historic County: Suffolk / Cambridgeshire
Lat, Long: 52.245059,0.408095
Grid Reference: TL645634
Police Area: Suffolk
Council Area: West Suffolk (Suffolk)
Civil Parish: Newmarket CP
Country: England

GBPNID: 32544
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Newmarket,_Suffolk_32544

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