Manor Park
TypePark
LocationGlossop, Derbyshire, England
Coordinates53°26′50″N 1°56′27″W / 53.44722°N 1.94083°W / 53.44722; -1.94083
Area60 acres[1]
Created1927
Operated byHigh Peak Borough Council
OpenAll year

Manor Park is a city park in Glossop, Derbyshire, England.[2]

History

Glossop Hall formerly Royle Hall in the 1800s.[3]

The park was originally part of the now demolished Glossop Hall, formerly called Royle Hall, and built circa 1729 by Kimberley Rose Clayton. In the mid-19th century the hall was extended and the roads around the hall re-routed. The site on which the hall resided was bought by Glossop Borough Council in April 1927 and Manor Park was officially opened in September 1927.[4]

Features

The park has formal landscaping, a lake, floral displays, specimen trees, borders and shrubs, woodland walks, a pavilion, a cafe, crown green bowling, a skate park, a statue, a miniature railway and train which you can go on and it takes you through the woodlands, a children's play area, tennis courts, basketball courts, football pitches and a sensory garden.[2] There is a ridable miniature railway.[5] Glossop Parkrun takes place in the park every Saturday morning at 9am.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Manor Park - Things To Do in The Peak District and Derbyshire". www.visitpeakdistrict.com.
  2. 1 2 "Manor Park, Glossop - High Peak Borough Council". www.highpeak.gov.uk.
  3. ↑ "Glossop Hall, Glossop, c 1910". Picture the Past.
  4. ↑ "Manor Park - The Grounds of Glossop Hall". www.glossopheritage.co.uk.
  5. ↑ "Manor Park Miniature Railway - Miniature Railway World". www.miniaturerailwayworld.co.uk.
  6. ↑ "Glossop parkrun - Glossop parkrun". www.parkrun.org.uk.
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