Country parks · East Midlands
Howard Park
Howard Park — public park in Glossop, Derbyshire, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Nearest railway station
- Glossop · 0.8 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Howard Park is a country park in the United Kingdom. Heritage designation: Grade II listed park and garden. Wikidata describes it as: "public park in Glossop, Derbyshire, England, UK". Coordinates: 53.4514°, -1.9553°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Dark Peak SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Howard Park is a public park in Glossop, in Derbyshire, England. It was opened in 1888, and it is listed Grade II in Historic England's Register of Parks and Gardens.
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Background
History
The park was created to celebrate the Golden Jubilee of Queen Victoria, and to benefit the people of Glossop. Samuel Wood, of the Wood family, owners of cotton mills and important employers in the town, paid for the enclosing and landscaping of the park, and for the building of baths, along with an endowment; his brother Daniel paid for the building of a hospital, with an endowment for its future. The site was given by Baron Howard of Glossop. The park was designed by Henry Ernest Milner, and the baths, hospital and entrance lodges were designed by James Murgatroyd (1830–1894) of Mills and Murgatroyd, Manchester. Samuel and Daniel Wood both died in 1888, before the official opening of the…
Description
The park is north-west of the town centre and covers about 5 ha. Park Crescent, created to provide a carriageway around the park, is an open boundary to the north and west. There are entrances from Dinting Road in the south, and at the north-east corner.
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- Coordinates
- 53.4514, -1.9553
- County
- Derbyshire
- District
- High Peak
- Parish
- High Peak, unparished area
- Postcode
- SK13 7AD
- Parliamentary constituency
- High Peak
- Phone
- +44 1457 842262
- Established
- 1888
- Nearest railway station
- Glossop — 0.8 km
- Opening
- | website = {{URL|https://www.highpeak.gov.uk/article/1665/Howard-Park-Glossop}}
- Official site
- www.highpeak.gov.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q130847654 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Howard Park, Glossop (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Howard Park - geograph.org.uk - 5556368.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Howard Park?
- Howard Park is in Derbyshire, the East Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode SK13 7AD), in the parish of High Peak, unparished area.
- When was Howard Park built?
- Built or established in 1888.
- Who owns Howard Park?
- Howard Park is owned by High Peak Borough Council.
- Is Howard Park a listed building?
- Howard Park is officially recognised as Grade II listed park and garden listed.
- Is Howard Park a protected site?
- Yes — Howard Park is part of the Dark Peak SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Is Howard Park free to visit?
- Yes, Howard Park is free to enter.