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