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unusual facts about country park



Bargoed

The colliery, which was the subject of a painting by L. S. Lowry, closed during the 1980s, and its former site is now a country park.

Kingsbrook

The boundaries of Kingsbrook are approximately the River Great Ouse and Priory Country Park to the north, Cambridge Road and the A421 to the south and east, with Redwood Grove and Willow Road to the west.

Nene Park, Peterborough

Ferry Meadows is a country park and recreation area that occupies a large portion of the Nene Park, which stretches for six miles (10 km) along the banks of the River Nene.


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Baggeridge Colliery

The former coalfields are now the site of Baggeridge Country Park, landscaped with a lake, wooded areas and walkways; work commenced in 1981 and the new country park was officially opened by The Princess Anne on 17 June 1983.

Beckenham Crematorium and Cemetery

Beckenham Crematorium and Cemetery is located between South Norwood Country Park and Birkbeck.

Country Park Halt railway station

Country Park Halt is an unstaffed request stop on the Severn Valley Railway heritage line in Shropshire, situated near the west bank of the River Severn, about 300 yards north of the footbridge between Highley and Alveley in the Severn Valley.

East Malling and Larkfield

A large Tesco supermarket sits to the North end of the Parish, near the country park.

Lake Farm Country Park

The Country Park features a bird sculpture by Ben Dearnley, who came to prominence as Official Olympic Artist for London's 2012 Olympics.

Lantau North Country Park

Lantau North Country Park is one of two rural parks on Lantau Island (Hong Kong) and is located on the north side of the island.

Lantau South Country Park

Lantau South Country Park (Chinese: 南大嶼郊野公園) is one of two rural parks on Lantau Island, the other one being Lantau North Country Park and its extension.

Leeds Country Way

It skirts St Aidan's Country Park, and crosses the River Aire at Swillington Bridge.

Marsden railway station

The area is now a heavily wooded country park, but an abutment of the long demolished bridge by which the waterworks railway crossed the River Colne can still be found amongst the vegetation.

Mount Edgcumbe House

The country park, on the Rame Peninsula, is the earliest landscaped park in Cornwall and is very popular with walkers.

Northumberland Wildlife Trust

In addition to its nature reserves, the Trust manages Weetslade Country Park on behalf of the Land Restoration Trust and Bakethin Reservoir conservation area on behalf of Northumbrian Water.

Tomlinson v Congleton Borough Council

Indeed in May 1995, the claimant, John Tomlinson (then aged 18), visited an artificial lake, part of a country park in Brereton, Cheshire in the borough of Congleton with his friends.

Trosley Country Park

Trosley Country Park is in Trottiscliffe, near Vigo, in Kent, England.