Kidderminster, Brinton Park 1957
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KIDDERMINSTER has been fortunate in that it has always been a relatively compact town, despite its expansion during the 18th and 19th centuries. This has meant that the townspeople have always enjoyed the advantage of easy access to the countryside, a fortunate circumstance, as there were no areas within the town that could be described as parkland. This changed, however, in 1887 with the presentation to the town of Brinton Park to the immediate south- west. Previously known as Sutton Common (a name that survives as Sutton Farm in the suburbs just beyond), the land was bought by John Brinton expressly to provide a park for the people of the town. At that time, the park covered an area of 24 acres; a further 6 acres was later purchased by the Council in 1906.
An extract from Kidderminster Town and City Memories.
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