Mafeking Park

55°09′48″N 1°41′06″W / 55.163244°N 1.685071°W / 55.163244; -1.685071

Mafeking Park
A information sign located outside the park, which faces the park

Mafeking Park is a public park in Morpeth, Northumberland, England at the bottom of Station Bank. It was unsuccessfully put forward by locals to be listed as the smallest park in the world in the Guinness Book of Records.[1] The park was originally a triangle of land bounded by roads but after road improvements is now a small roundabout.[2][3][4] Recently, the area around the roundabout has been subject to improvements, including the installation of off and on road cycle routes.[5][6]

  1. ^ "Park Mafeking South Africa 1899-1902 Station Bank: Memorial Details". newmp.org.uk. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
  2. ^ "Hidden history comes to life". Morpeth Herald. 17 September 2009.
  3. ^ Black, David (15 September 2009). "Morpeth landmarks boosted with new public information network". The Journal.
  4. ^ "Project to reveal Morpeth's 'hidden gems'". News Post Leader. 25 February 2009.
  5. ^ Muncaster, Michael (21 January 2017). "Plans for £600,000 cycleway in Morpeth unveiled as drivers are warned of disruption". Chronicle Live. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
  6. ^ "New cycle path for Morpeth to 'improve safety'". BBC News. 21 January 2017. Retrieved 28 December 2018.