Victoria, Cornwall

The Victoria public house

Victoria is a hamlet in Cornwall, England, UK. It is located in the civil parish of Roche, 1 mile (1.6 km) north of Roche village and 6 miles (9.7 km) north of the town of St Austell.[1]

The hamlet contains a pub, petrol station, a business park and Roche railway station.

Sport

Cornish wrestling

Cornish wrestling tournaments were held in field by Victoria Inn in the 1900s.[2]

Horse Racing

Horse racing was held in the 19th-century. Races included the St Columb Stakes, the West Cornwall Hunt Cup, Tregothnan Cup and the Bodmin and Wadebridge Stakes.[3]

References

  1. ^ Explorer map sheet 107 St Austell & Liskeard (Map). Ordnance Survey Ltd. 2008. ISBN 0-319-24017-7.
  2. ^ "Wrestling at Roche". Cornish Guardian. 28 May 1936. p. 13.
  3. ^ "Victoria Races". The Cornishman. No. 626. 3 July 1889. p. 5.

50°25′15″N 4°49′54″W / 50.4207°N 4.8316°W / 50.4207; -4.8316


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