Test Track

Southampton

Test Track

Southampton Rugby Club
Test Playing Field
Porlock Road
SOUTHAMPTON

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Type: Cinder (no longer exists - grassed over), 400m, 7 lanes, 7 lane straight

Authority:
Ceremonial County: Hampshire

NUTS Name: Southampton (T)

Electronic Map Links:
Multimap 1:10,000 (Street Level)
Multimap 1:25,000 (Area Level)
Multimap 1:50,000 (Area Level)
Multimap 1:100,000 (Road Level)
Multimap 1:200,000 (Road Level)
Streetmap (Street Level)
Streetmap (Area Level)
Streetmap (Road Map)

OS National Grid Reference: SU 373144
National Grid Reference: 437300, 114400

Paper Maps:
A-Z Hampshire 1B 172
A-Z Southampton 2A 28
OS Explorer Map: OL 22
OS Pathfinder Map: 1283
OS/Philip's South Hampshire 77 E1
Red Book New Forest 27 G2
Red Book Southampton & Eastleigh 31 G2

Train: Redbridge

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Other Info:
This track belonged to Hampshire County Council and was used for league meetings prior to the one at Southampton Sports Centre becoming synthetic in 1976 after which it fell into disuse. It has been grassed over although the course of it is still detectable and the low perimeter barrier along the home straight is still there. In Jan 2000, a small section of the curb was still visible near the start but by summer 2001 this had disappeared. In the early 1970s Southampton Rugby Club, Cricket Club and Athletics Club formed the Southampton Sports Club and the clubhouse at the site was built. By 1995 only the Rugby Club remained and the council leased the site to them in return for maintaining it. The rugby club use the infield of the track as one of their pitches and the track is on open grass playing fields in the vicinity of Redbridge with many other rugby and football pitches.

Last update: 28/08/2001

Please send any amendments to Tim Grose