Salcey Green

Salcey Green is an area of farm and wood land within the parish of Hanslope in the Borough of Milton Keynes, England.[1] In 1830 it was the scene of an infamous bare-knuckle fight between boxers Simon Byrne and Alexander McKay that resulted in McKay's death.[1][2]

References
  1. Hanslope Parish History Archived 2006-02-20 at the Wayback Machine
  2. The Fight at Salcey Green

52.1342°N 0.8216°W / 52.1342; -0.8216


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