Alexandra Park
Alexandra Park is a public park in Oldham, Greater Manchester, England. It was created in response to the Lancashire Cotton Famine of 1861–1865 as an attempt to keep local textile workers employed.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Park
- Description: park in Oldham, Greater Manchester, England, UK
- Also known as: “Alexandra Park, Oldham”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Church of St Mark with Christchurch and Gallery Oldham.
Church of St Mark with Christchurch
Church
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of St Mark with Christchurch is situated 1,700 feet northeast of Alexandra Park.
Gallery Oldham
Art gallery
Photo: SMJ, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gallery Oldham is a free-to-view public museum and art gallery in the Cultural Quarter of central Oldham, in Greater Manchester, England. Gallery Oldham is situated 2,600 feet northwest of Alexandra Park.
Greenhill Academy
School
Oldham is a town in Greater Manchester, England. It lies amongst the Pennines on elevated ground between the rivers Irk and Medlock, 5 miles southeast of Rochdale, and 7 miles northeast of Manchester City Centre. Greenhill Academy is situated 1,300 feet northwest of Alexandra Park.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Glodwick and Hathershaw.
Glodwick
Suburb
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Glodwick is an area of Oldham, Greater Manchester, England. It is south-east of Oldham town centre. Glodwick is a multi-ethnic residential area in the south of Oldham, home particularly to a large community of Pakistanis and British Pakistanis.
Hathershaw
Suburb
Hathershaw is an urban area of Oldham, in Greater Manchester, England. It occupies a hillside to the immediate south of Oldham town centre, and is bordered by the districts of Coppice to the north-west and Fitton Hill to the south-east.
Coppice
Suburb
Coppice is a locality and urban/suburban area the town of Oldham, in Greater Manchester, England. It is located to the south of Oldham town centre and is contiguous with other areas of Oldham including Hathershaw, Werneth, Hollins, Copster Hill and Primrose Bank.
Alexandra Park
- Categories: urban park and recreation area
- Location: Oldham, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.53367° or 53° 32′ 1″ northLongitude
-2.10413° or 2° 6′ 15″ westOpen location code
9C5VGVMW+F8OpenStreetMap ID
way 63095947OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=parkWikidata ID
Q4720719
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Alexandra Park” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “奥尔德姆亚历山大公园”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include The Lions Den and Alexandra Park Junior School.
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