The Field (magazine)

The Field is a British monthly magazine about country matters and field sports. It was started as a weekly magazine in 1853, and has remained in print since then; Robert Smith Surtees was among the founders. In the nineteenth century, it was known as Field: The Country Gentleman's Newspaper. The magazine is one of the earliest hobby magazines. It is published by Future plc.

Editors of The Field

• 1853–1857: Mark Lemon
• 1857–1888: John Henry Walsh
• 1888–1899: Frederick Toms
• 1900–1910: William Senior
• 1910–1928: Sir Theodore Andrea Cook
• 1931–1937: Eric Parker
• 1938–1946: Brian Vesey-Fitzgerald
• 1947–1950: Leonard V. Dodds
• 1951–1977: Wilson Stephens
• 1977–1984: Derek Bingham
• 1984–1987: Simon Courtauld
• 1987–1991: Julie Spencer
• 1991–2020: Jonathan Young
• 2020–present: Alexandra Henton

Hunting and racing editors

• 1928–1936: William Fawcett

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