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Gallagher Stadium
Gallagher Stadium — Football stadium in Kent, England.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Nearest railway station
- Maidstone Barracks · 0.3 km
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Gallagher Stadium is a stadium in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 2012. Managed by Maidstone United F.C.. Wikidata describes it as: "Football stadium in Kent, England". Coordinates: 51.2800°, 0.5158°.
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Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Kent Downs
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Gallagher Stadium is a football stadium in Maidstone, Kent, England, which has been the home of Maidstone United Football Club since its opening in 2012, when the club hosted Brighton & Hove Albion in a friendly. The stadium has a capacity of 4,200, of which 792 are seated.
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Background
Architecture
After some preliminary work taking place throughout August 2011, full construction of the stadium began on 26 September 2011. The stadium's floodlights were fully installed by late January 2012, and at the start of February the club was informed it had secured a £150,000 grant from the Football Foundation through the Football Stadia Improvement Fund to help finance the build. The terracing at the north and south ends of the ground was installed on 12 and 13 April 2012. The laying of the stadium's artificial 3G pitch began on 30 April 2012 and was completed by 2 May 2012. Within a matter of weeks the club's youth and community teams began training on the pitch whilst construction of the…
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- Coordinates
- 51.2800, 0.5158
- County
- Kent
- District
- Maidstone
- Parish
- Maidstone, unparished area
- Postcode
- ME14 1LQ
- Parliamentary constituency
- Maidstone and Malling
- Established
- 2012
- Nearest railway station
- Maidstone Barracks — 0.3 km
- Official site
- maidstoneunited.blogspot.co.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q5518835 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Gallagher Stadium (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Gallagher Stadium?
- Gallagher Stadium is in Kent, London, United Kingdom (postcode ME14 1LQ), in the parish of Maidstone, unparished area.
- When was Gallagher Stadium built?
- Built or established in 2012.
- Who runs Gallagher Stadium?
- Gallagher Stadium is operated by Maidstone United F.C..
- Is Gallagher Stadium a protected site?
- Yes — Gallagher Stadium is part of the Kent Downs National Landscape (AONB).
- How do I get to Gallagher Stadium?
- The nearest railway station is Maidstone Barracks, about 0.3 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode ME14 1LQ.