| Corporation Park | |
|---|---|
 Triumphal arches at the southern entrance (large version) | |
  Corporation Park Shown within Blackburn | |
| Type | Urban park |
| Location | Blackburn, Lancashire, England |
| Coordinates | 53°45′22″N 2°29′43″W / 53.7562°N 2.49536°W |
| Area | 44.5 acres (18.0 ha) |
| Created | 1857 |
| Operated by | Blackburn with Darwen Council |
| Open | All year |
Corporation Park is a traditional Victorian park in Blackburn, Lancashire, England. It was landscaped by William Henderson and opened in 1857.[1] Corporation Park is regarded as the main formal park in Blackburn and is used mainly by local people for general recreation, walking and dog walking, as well as for its tennis, bowling and football facilities.[2]
The park is registered by English Heritage as a Park and Garden of Special Historic Interest[3] and is one of around 440 facilities of "exceptional historic interest" meriting a Grade II listing.[4] The park has also been credited with the Civic Trust's prestigious Green Flag Award.[5] Corporation Park also gives its name to a local government ward for Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council.
The 18 hectare (44.5 acre) park[1] occupies a relatively central location to the west of the main town centre precincts. The land is delineated to the north and south by two of Blackburn's main arterial roads. Revidge Road stretches for 490 metres (535 yards) along its northernmost edge; the grand southern entrance at Preston New Road (90 metres, 98 yards) arches away immediately along East and West Park Roads to reach its greatest width of 625 metres (685 yards) from Park Crescent to Brantfell Road.[6] The grounds can be entered from the main southern entrance, two entrances aside the east and west porter's lodges or ten other gates on the perimeter of the park.[1]
- ^ a b c Corporation Park Archived 2007-03-21 at the Wayback Machine, Blackburn with Darwen Council, accessed 12 May 2008
- ^ Management Plan - 2008/09 Archived 2011-06-07 at the Wayback Machine, Blackburn with Darwen Council
- ^ Public Parks Review: Summary, Harriet Jordan, English Heritage
- ^ Park and Garden Grading, English Heritage, accessed 16 May 2008
- ^ Corporation Park Winner GSP001452 Archived 2008-02-07 at the Wayback Machine, Green Flag Awards, accessed 16 May 2008
- ^ Measurements made using Google Earth