Springfield Park (Rochdale)

{{short description|Park in Rochdale, United Kingdom}}

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| name = Springfield Park

| photo = Springfield Park - geograph.org.uk - 1743653.jpg

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| photo_caption = Springfield Park in winter

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| location = Marland, Rochdale, Greater Manchester

| nearest_city = Manchester

| coords = {{coord|53.605|-2.192|type:landmark_region:GB|display=inline,title}}

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| area = 42 acres{{cite web|url=http://www.springfieldpark.btck.co.uk/History|title=Springfield Park, Rochdale|publisher=Friends of Springfield Park|accessdate=3 February 2020}}

| created = 1927

| operator = Rochdale Borough Council

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Springfield Park is a large public park located between Rochdale and Heywood in Greater Manchester. Completed in 1927 on the former site of a 13th-century monastic grange, it is the largest park in the borough at 42 acres

Attractions include a miniature steam railway, a lake and a children's play area. Sporting facilities include football and cricket pitches, tennis courts, a golf course and a mountaineering course. The park slopes gently down to the River Roch.{{cite web|url= https://www.visitrochdale.com/things-to-do/springfield-park-p12841|title= Springfield Park|publisher=visitrochdale.com|accessdate=3 February 2020}} In 2020, the park received government funding to plant more trees as part of a nationwide project.{{cite web|url=https://www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/news-features/2/news-headlines/132547/three-rochdale-areas-to-benefit-from-new-tree-planting|title=Three Rochdale areas to benefit from new tree planting|date=30 January 2020|accessdate=3 February 2020}}

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