__NOTOC__ The South Wold Hunt is a registered

foxhound A foxhound is a type of large hunting hound bred for strong hunting instincts, a keen sense of smell, and their barking, energy, drive, and speed. In fox hunting, the foxhound's namesake, packs of foxhounds track quarry, followed—usually on ho ...

pack based in the village of

Belchford Belchford is a village and civil parish in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. The village is situated approximately north of Horncastle and just to the east of the A153 road, A153. At the 2011 United Kingdom census, 2011 cens ...

, Lincolnshire, England. Its hunt country centres on the

Lincolnshire Wolds The Lincolnshire Wolds which also includes the Lincolnshire Wolds National Landscape are a range of low hills in the county of Lincolnshire, England which runs roughly parallel with the North Sea coast, from the Humber Estuary just west of the t ...

, and adjoins that of the

Blankney Blankney is a village and civil parish in the North Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 251. The village is situated approximately south from the city and county town of Linc ...

, Brocklesby and Burton Hunts. The Hunt became known as the South Wold in 1822. The first

Master of Foxhounds Fox hunting is an activity involving the tracking, chase and, if caught, the killing of a fox, normally a red fox, by trained foxhounds or other scent hounds. A group of unarmed followers, led by a "master of foxhounds" (or "master of hounds" ...

was Hon. George Pelham who took office in 1823 – Pelham was brother to the 1st Earl of Yarborough. Hounds have been kennelled in

since 1857. South Wold became subject to a Hunting Act of Parliament in 2004. The Hunt's Point-to-Point race is held annually at Revesby Park and its related activities include the

Pony club Pony Club is an international youth organization devoted to educating youth about horses and riding. Pony Club organizations exist in over thirty countries worldwide. Overview Pony clubs began in England in 1929 by Harry Faudel-Phillips to ...

branches of South Wold Hunt North and South. South Wold Hunt gave its name to a type II hunt class destroyer - HMS ''Southwold''.

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