Northcliffe Park

Northcliffe Park
The woods in Northcliffe Park Shipley
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LocationShipley, West Yorkshire
Nearest cityBradford
OS gridSE139159
Coordinates53°49′35.7″N 1°47′23.6″W / 53.826583°N 1.789889°W / 53.826583; -1.789889
Area35 hectares (86 acres)
OpenedJune 1920
FounderSir Norman Rae
Owned byBradford City Council
Open24 hours, 365 days per year

Northcliffe Park is a 35-hectare (86-acre) area in Shipley, West Yorkshire, England, set aside for allotments, parkland and woodland. The park and playing fields were donated by Sir Norman Rae in 1920 and the playing fields are known as the Norman Rae fields, but are part of the park itself. The park adjoins the town of Shipley to its eastern and northern sides, and Heaton to the south, with Northcliffe Golf Club also bordering the park on the western side. Bradford Model Engineering Society have two demonstration and ride-on lines within the park which are open to public in the summer.

The area was historically known as North Clough ('clough' referring to the ravine containing Northcliffe Dike stream), and then North Cliff which over time became Northcliffe.