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2 unusual facts about Windmill Down


Windmill Down

Ashley Mote, John Nyren's "The Cricketers of my Time", Robson, 1998

Windmill Down is a rural location near the town of Hambledon in Hampshire.


Itchin Stoke Down

In the contemporary records, the venue's name is often shortened to "Stoke Down", which is incorrect, as is a popular notion that it is near Hambledon like the other two famous Hampshire venues of the time: Broadhalfpenny Down and Windmill Down.


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