Parks · South East England
Tekels Park
Tekels Park — Park in Surrey, England.
Mr Ignavy — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Camberley · 1.0 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Tekels Park is a public park in the United Kingdom. Wikidata describes it as: "Park in Surrey, England". Coordinates: 51.3300°, -0.7340°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Basingstoke Canal SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Tekels Park, Camberley, Surrey consists of about 20 hectares (50 acres) of land, grassland and houses.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The estate of Frimley Manor was sold by Henry Tichborne to James Lawrell the elder for £20,000 in 1789. In 1806 the estate was divided. James Lawrell the younger kept what was referred to as Frimley Manor, while Frimley Park mansion and 590 ha of land were sold to John Tekells. John Tekells built a house on the site now known as Tekels Castle. In 1860 Captain Knight and Major Spring bought Frimley Park. They sold Frimley Park mansion with 56 ha of land to William Crompton Stansfield in 1862. They divided the remnant of the estate between themselves and each built a house. Captain Knight built a new house on virtually the same site as Tekell's previous house. The land on which Captain Knight…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 51.3300, -0.7340
- County
- Surrey
- District
- Surrey Heath
- Parish
- Surrey Heath, unparished area
- Postcode
- GU15 2LF
- Parliamentary constituency
- Surrey Heath
- Nearest railway station
- Camberley — 1 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q18388392 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Tekels Park (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Tekels Park?
- Tekels Park is in Surrey, South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode GU15 2LF), in the parish of Surrey Heath, unparished area.
- Is Tekels Park a protected site?
- Yes — Tekels Park is part of the Basingstoke Canal SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Is Tekels Park free to visit?
- Yes, Tekels Park is free to enter.
- How do I get to Tekels Park?
- The nearest railway station is Camberley, about 1.0 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode GU15 2LF.