Corporation Park

Corporation Park is a traditional Victorian in , , 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.
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  • Type: Park
  • Description: park in Blackburn, Lancashire, England, UK
  • Also known as: “Corporation Park, Blackburn”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Queen Elizabeth’s Grammar School and Blackburn War Memorial.

School
Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School is a co-educational comprehensive free school in , , . 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. is situated 940 feet south of Corporation Park.

Memorial
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is located in Corporation Park in , , . 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. is situated 1,400 feet southeast of Corporation Park.

Museum
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The is the local museum service for the borough of 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. is situated 3,200 feet southeast of Corporation Park.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Blackburn and Brownhill.

Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a large town in in . 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, Rovers.

Suburb
is a suburb of , in the unitary borough of , in , 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. is situated 1½ miles northeast of Corporation Park.

Village
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is a village and civil parish in the Borough of , , England. It had a population of 467 in the 2001 census, reducing to 446 at the 2011 census. is situated 2½ miles southwest of Corporation Park.

Corporation Park

Latitude
53.75584° or 53° 45′ 21″ north
Longitude
-2.49578° or 2° 29′ 45″ west
Open location code
9C5VQG43+8M
Open­Street­Map ID
way 517212001
Open­Street­Map feature
leisure=­park
Wiki­data ID
Q5172524
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In Other Languages

“Corporation Park” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Corporation Park”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Corporation Park Crown Green Bowls Club and Grass Area around Flora Statue.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Conservatory and Blackburn by East Park Road.

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