Stadiums · Central Scotland
Hibernian Park
Hibernian Park — former stadium in City of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Nearest railway station
- Edinburgh Waverley · 1.6 km
About
Hibernian Park is a stadium in the United Kingdom. Wikidata describes it as: "former stadium in City of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK". Coordinates: 55.9603°, -3.1703°.
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From the Wikipedia article
Hibernian Park was the home ground of the Scottish football club Hibernian from 1880 until the club's dissolution in 1891. When the club was reformed in 1892, the club took out on a lease on a site which became known as Easter Road. Hibernian Park was also located in the Easter Road area; in fact, it was closer to Easter Road itself than the present stadium because it was on the site of what is now Bothwell Street.
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Background
History
Hibernian FC (Hibs) had played at a variety of grounds from their formation in 1875 until moving to Hibernian Park. Initially they played on the Meadows, along with all the other nascent Edinburgh clubs. They subsequently moved to grounds in Newington and Powderhall, but neither of these were used for more than a year at a time. Having lost the lease on the Newington ground in 1879, the opportunity to acquire a site off Easter Road was too good to miss because it was equidistant between Hibs' two main sources of supporters - the Little Ireland community of the Cowgate, and the Roman Catholic population of the port of Leith (Hibernian Park was situated a short distance inside the Edinburgh…
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- Coordinates
- 55.9603, -3.1703
- District
- City of Edinburgh
- Postcode
- EH7 5PY
- Parliamentary constituency
- Edinburgh East and Musselburgh
- Nearest railway station
- Edinburgh Waverley — 1.6 km
- Official site
- www.leitheatre.com
Sources
- wikidata: Q5750749 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Hibernian Park (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Hibernian Park?
- Hibernian Park is in Central Scotland, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 55.9603°, -3.1703°. The nearest railway station is Edinburgh Waverley, around 1.6 km away.