Atherstone Hunt Explained

The Atherstone Hunt was a United Kingdom foxhound pack,^[1] with a hunting area of around 400sqmi within Warwickshire, Leicestershire and Staffordshire.^{[1] [2] [3]}

History

The Atherstone was established in 1815 in Witherley, and known as the Atherstone hounds.^[1] Between 1930 and 1950 the hunt was divided into North and South countries, but these were then reunited.^{[1] [4]}

Country

The hunt country lies within Warwickshire, Leicestershire and Staffordshire,^[1] with major centres including Atherstone, Nuneaton, Coventry and Rugby. It adjoins the country of the Quorn.

Point-to-point

The hunt hosts its annual point-to-point event at Clifton-upon-Dunsmore,^{[5] [6]} with proceeds going back to the hunt.

See also

• List of fox hunts in the United Kingdom

Notes and References

1. Web site: Master of Foxhounds Association . Atherstone Hunt . 2009-09-09 .
2. News: BBC News. Hunting countries of UK and Ireland. 1999-09-16.
3. Web site: Atherstone Hunt. About Us.
4. Web site: Burns Inquiry. Written evidence: Atherstone Hunt.
5. Web site: Taylor. Graham. Jumping 4 Fun. Atherstone 2009.
6. Web site: pointtopoint.co.uk . Atherstone Point to Point . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080516034604/http://www.pointtopoint.co.uk/go/news/atherstone_rep.html . 2008-05-16 .