The birthplace of thoroughbred horse racing and home to the largest racehorse training centre in the UK, the borders of Newmarket are so confusing that it could easily be mistakenly thought to be ...

The plan, submitted just last week, has already received a resounding welcome from the local community council.

A map from 1945 would have shown it only 25% of its size today, explains Joan Shaw in her book Newmarket - the latest in the series of Francis Frith's Town & City Memories.