How did Maggots Corner at Silverstone get its name?
Frome the Silverstone website : # Silverstone – named after the early English word for “wooded” area # Maggots – named after Maggots Moor # Becketts Corner & Chapel Curve – gave their names to the ruins of the Chapel of Thomas à Beckett # Hangar Straight – named after two aircraft hangars that originally stood next to the straight # Stowe Corner – derives from the famous Stowe School to the south of the circuit # Club Corner – named after the RAC club in Pall Mall # Abbey Curve – near the site of the ancient Luffield Abbey # Woodcote – named after the location of the RAC club in Surrey
