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'''Uttoxeter''' is a town in [[East Staffordshire]], noted for its racecourse.
[[File:Market Place.jpg|thumb|Uttoxeter Market Place]]'''Uttoxeter''' is a town in [[East Staffordshire]], noted for its racecourse.


==LGBT history==
==LGBT history==
[[Quentin Crisp]] attended Denstone College, a local [[public school]], in the 1920s.


In 2011 a shopfitter, Jason Gascoigne, was jailed for homophobic abuse and spitting at a gay couple.<ref>http://www.uttoxeter-news.co.uk/News/Shop-fitter-is-jailed-for-spitting-at-a-gay-couple.htm ''Uttoxeter News'' 19 January 2011</ref>
In 2011 a shopfitter, Jason Gascoigne, was jailed for homophobic abuse and spitting at a gay couple.<ref>http://www.uttoxeter-news.co.uk/News/Shop-fitter-is-jailed-for-spitting-at-a-gay-couple.htm ''Uttoxeter News'' 19 January 2011</ref>


The lesbian music festival, [[L Fest]] was held at the racecourse in 2013.
The lesbian music festival, [[L Fest]] has been held at the racecourse in 2013 onwards.


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Staffordshire]]
[[Category:Staffordshire]]
[[Category:English towns]]

Latest revision as of 13:11, 10 July 2026

Uttoxeter Market Place

Uttoxeter is a town in East Staffordshire, noted for its racecourse.

LGBT history

Quentin Crisp attended Denstone College, a local public school, in the 1920s.

In 2011 a shopfitter, Jason Gascoigne, was jailed for homophobic abuse and spitting at a gay couple.[1]

The lesbian music festival, L Fest has been held at the racecourse in 2013 onwards.

References