Orford Park
Coordinates: 53°24′14″N 2°34′55″W / 53.404°N 2.582°W
Orford Park is a municipal park in the town of Warrington, Cheshire, England.
Orford Hall and surrounding lands were donated to Warrington Council in December 1916.[1] The hall was demolished in 1935 but its grounds remain as Orford Park, a green lung in an area near the town centre. There are plans for major sport and community development in the park, which is currently the site of two tennis courts and a bowling green.
The park is home to number of British birds, mammals, amphibians, fish and invertebrates, along with occasional visiting reptiles. Some common species include mallards, black-headed gulls, water voles, common frogs and common gulls.
William Beamont, a local historian and the first Mayor of Warrington lived in Orford Hall for some 23 years, until his death in 1889.
References
- ↑ Work starts on £30m sport village in Warrington, BBC, 29 January 2010