The Blankney Hunt is an English foxhound pack, based in the village of Blankney,

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, with hunting country of around by within

and

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History and masters

The hunt dates from 1871, when the old Burton Hunt was divided; the "country" as now constituted has existed since the end of the nineteenth century. The hounds were owned by a Mr. Cockburn from 1896, before being sold to

Edgar Lubbock Edgar Lubbock LLB (22 February 1847 – 9 September 1907) was an English amateur footballer who twice won the FA Cup and played first-class cricket. He later became a partner in the Whitbread Brewery, a director and Deputy Governor of the Ban ...

in 1904. Lubbock (1847–1907) was a lawyer who moved to nearby Caythorpe following his marriage in 1886 and after riding with both the Belvoir and Blankney Hunts, became

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of the Blankney in 1904. Following Lubbock's death, the hounds were sold to Lord Charles Bentinck who sold them on to Sir

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in 1909. Vernon Willey, 2nd Baron Barnby (1884–1982), soldier and politician, was Master of the hunt in 1919 and 1933.

Description of country

The country covers the

Lincoln Heath Lincoln () is a cathedral city and non-metropolitan district, district in Lincolnshire, England, of which it is the county town. In the 2021 Census, the city's district had a population of 103,813. The 2021 census gave the Lincoln Urban Area, u ...

and is mainly arable country with stone walls and hedges. The country borders on the Belvoir Hunt to the east and the Burton Hunt to the north.

Related activities

The Blankney Hunt branch of the

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was established in 1938. There is an annual Point-to-point meeting associated with the hunt. The hunt has given its name to a Hunt class destroyer, '' Blankney'' and to a LNER Class D49 locomotive, No.247 ''The Blankney''.

References

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External links

Blankney Hunt photo archive

Country Life picture library

Boxing day 2012 in Sleaford (video)
1871 establishments in England Sport in Lincolnshire Fox hunts in England