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11 unusual facts about Castle Donington


2007 British motorcycle Grand Prix

It took place on the weekend of 22-24 June 2007 at Donington Park in Castle Donington, Great Britain.

All Night Long: An Introduction

All songs are studio cuts, save for a live version of "All Night Long", which was recorded at Rainbow's headlining appearance at the very first Monsters of Rock festival at Castle Donington, England in 1980.

Baron Charnwood

Baron Charnwood, of Castle Donington in the County of Leicester, was a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.

Caught in a Mosh: BBC Live in Concert

Caught in a Mosh: BBC Live in Concert is a live album released by American heavy metal band Anthrax on January 22, 2007 internationally and on November 10, 2009 in the U.S. It contains Anthrax's February 15, 1987 show at the Hammersmith Odeon in London (disc 1), as well as their performance at the Monsters of Rock festival at Castle Donington on August 22, 1987 (disc 2).

Donnington: The Live Tracks

The recording was made at the first Monsters of Rock festival at Castle Donington on 16 August 1980 but was not released until fifteen years later.

Hengest Records

Rainbow Communications Limited - (Sued in High Court Of England in 1994 by Peter Byford Biff Byford of rock band SAXON over a planned release of the bands 1970 Castle Donington Monsters Of Rock debut festival performance).

Live at Donington 1990

Live at Donington 1990 is a live album by English hard rock band Whitesnake It was recorded at Castle Donington on 18 August 1990 during the Monsters of Rock festival.

M64 motorway

The United Kingdom's M64 motorway was planned during the 1970s to link the M6 at Stoke-on-Trent with the M1 near Castle Donington, by way of Uttoxeter and Derby.

The Comic Strip

They included "The Strike", which won the Golden Rose of Montreux; "More Bad News", a sequel to "Bad News Tour" showing the band reforming after five years to play at Castle Donington; and "Mr. Jolly Lives Next Door", written by Mayall and Edmondson in the violent style of their sitcoms Filthy Rich and Catflap and Bottom, which featured Peter Cook as a psychotic contract killer (the eponymous Mr. Jolly) and Nicholas Parsons.

Tipsy Nipper

In June 1966 the license was sold to Nipper Aircraft Ltd at Castle Donington and new Mk.III aircraft were built for them by Slingsby Sailplanes at Kirkbymoorside.

Win Percy

Along the way they scored victories in seven of the 500 km rounds: Donington; Silverstone; Monza; Vallelunga; Nogaro; the Österreichring; and Salzburg.


North West Leicestershire

It is also notable as the location of Castle Donington and Donington Park, a grand-prix circuit and a major venue for music festivals.

Orion Airways

Orion Airways (known simply as 'Orion') was an airline based in the United Kingdom with its head office on the grounds of East Midlands Airport in Castle Donington, North West Leicestershire.