Parks · South East England
Preston Park
Preston Park — municipal park in Brighton and Hove, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Preston Park · 0.7 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Preston Park is a public park in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1884. It covers approximately 27 km². Heritage designation: Grade II listed park and garden. Managed by Brighton and Hove. Wikidata describes it as: "municipal park in Brighton and Hove, UK". Coordinates: 50.8414°, -0.1478°.
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From the Wikipedia article
Preston Park is a park near Preston Village in the city of Brighton and Hove, East Sussex, England. The park, which covers 63 acres (25 ha), is served by the nearby Preston Park railway station and is listed on the National Register of Historic Parks and Gardens along with the nearby Preston Manor. It is part of the eponymous ward of Preston Park, located north of the city centre, which had a population of 14,911 at the 2011 census.
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Background
Description
It is one of Brighton's largest parks, with 63 acre of lawns, formal borders and rose gardens, bowling greens, tennis courts and a small pond. It was bought in 1883 by Brighton Corporation (then Brighton's local council) from William Bennett-Stanford who owned the Preston Manor estate and had begun to develop the park as enclosed pleasure grounds. The costs of the purchase (£50,000) and initial layout (£22,868) were funded with a bequest of £70,000 from a local bookmaker, William Edmund Davies in 1879. The park was formally declared open on 8 November 1884. The Brighton and County Polo Club, started by Lt. Col. Robert McKergow in 1904, was based in Preston Park. An earlier club, the…
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- Coordinates
- 50.8414, -0.1478
- District
- Brighton and Hove
- Parish
- Brighton and Hove, unparished area
- Postcode
- BN1 6SD
- Parliamentary constituency
- Brighton Pavilion
- Established
- 1884
- Nearest railway station
- Preston Park — 0.7 km
- Official site
- www.elpihv.co.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q7241959 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Preston Park, Brighton (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Preston Park Bollard.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Preston Park?
- Preston Park is in South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode BN1 6SD), in the parish of Brighton and Hove, unparished area.
- When was Preston Park built?
- Built or established in 1884.
- Who owns Preston Park?
- Preston Park is owned by Brighton & Hove City Council and operated by Brighton and Hove.
- Is Preston Park a listed building?
- Preston Park is officially recognised as Grade II listed park and garden listed.
- Is Preston Park free to visit?
- Yes, Preston Park is free to enter.
- How do I get to Preston Park?
- The nearest railway station is Preston Park, about 0.7 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode BN1 6SD.