Corporation Park
Corporation Park is a traditional Victorian park in Blackburn, Lancashire, England. It was landscaped by William Henderson and opened in 1857. Corporation Park is regarded as the main formal park in Blackburn and is used mainly by local people for general recreation, walking and dog walking, as well as for its tennis, bowling and football facilities.Photo: TreveX, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Park
- Description: park in Blackburn, Lancashire, England, UK
- Also known as: “Corporation Park, Blackburn”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Queen Elizabeth’s Grammar School and Blackburn War Memorial.
Queen Elizabeth’s Grammar School
School
Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School is a co-educational state-funded comprehensive free school in Blackburn, Lancashire, England. Founded in 1509 as a boys' school, it is now a co-educational all-through free school with over 1200 students from ages 4 to 18. Queen Elizabeth’s Grammar School is situated 940 feet south of Corporation Park.
Blackburn War Memorial
Memorial
Photo: Weglinde, Public domain.
Blackburn War Memorial is located in Corporation Park in Blackburn, Lancashire, England. It was originally designed as a memorial for people who lost their lives in the First World War but was later extended to also honour those who lost their lives in the Second World War. Blackburn War Memorial is situated 1,400 feet southeast of Corporation Park.
Blackburn Museum and Art Gallery
Museum
Photo: Museumania, Public domain.
The Blackburn Museum and Art Gallery is the local museum service for the borough of Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council. It is a museum with collections of Christian icons, Egyptian hieroglyphs, and local history, as well as those of the former Lewis Textile Museum. Blackburn Museum and Art Gallery is situated 3,200 feet southeast of Corporation Park.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Blackburn and Brownhill.
Blackburn
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Blackburn is a large town in Lancashire in North West England. The town has some attractive public buildings and parks, but it is mostly known for its contribution to the cotton weaving industry and for its successful premiership football team, Blackburn Rovers.
Brownhill
Suburb
Brownhill is a suburb of Blackburn, in the unitary borough of Blackburn with Darwen, in Lancashire, England. It is situated to the north-east of the town centre, in the Roe Lee ward which has an estimated population of 5,948. Brownhill is situated 1½ miles northeast of Corporation Park.
Pleasington
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pleasington is a village and civil parish in the Borough of Blackburn with Darwen, Lancashire, England. It had a population of 467 in the 2001 census, reducing to 446 at the 2011 census. Pleasington is situated 2½ miles southwest of Corporation Park.
Corporation Park
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Blackburn with Darwen, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
53.75584° or 53° 45′ 21″ northLongitude
-2.49578° or 2° 29′ 45″ westOpen location code
9C5VQG43+8MOpenStreetMap ID
way 517212001OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=parkWikidata ID
Q5172524
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In Other Languages
“Corporation Park” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Corporation Park”
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Highlights include Corporation Park Crown Green Bowls Club and Grass Area around Flora Statue.
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