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The island is 550 acres in total, and in prehistoric times, was connected to the mainland where we now have Caldy Sound.
Here we see the bandstand in Ellington gardens (now Ellington Park) a century ago: the magnificent trees and floral displays of this 12-acre open space are seen to advantage in this evocative picture
Public access to Endcliffe Woods was extended in 1887 when an additional nine acres were purchased through public subscription and presented to the town in celebration of Queen Victoria's golden jubilee
In excess of fifteen additional areas for outdoor recreation were provided and by 1938 there were seven separate recreation grounds (amounting to fifty acres) and ten public parks recorded in the borough
The grounds of Cobtree Manor, at Sandling, close to Maidstone, now house the Museum of Kent Life, Cobtree Manor Golf Course and a 250 acre park.
Covering an area of seventeen acres, the park includes a statue of Queen Victoria, guarded by two terracotta lions which originally stood in the Market Place.
Originally 15 acres in extent, it is now much silted up. The bill for the original construction of the dam was £945.
The 200-acre estate was acquired by the corporation in 1947; the hall now houses a local history museum, and is also used for exhibitions.
In 1890 the Prince of Wales opened Poole Park, once a forbidding swamp on the edge of the harbour, on land donated by Lord Wimborne.The park lake covers some 60 acres and serves for boating and as
Edward Milner was also responsible for the design of the 23 acres of gardens which adjoin the Pavilion at Buxton.
The original town was built around a six acre lake called the Mere, its southern edge bordered by a large village green.
Its 80 acres comprise woodland, lakes and sports grounds.
Situated on Frensham Common, and spanning 108 acres, the Great Pond and its smaller neighbour were constructed in the 13th century to supply fish for the Bishops of Winchester, who were then residing in
It covers 22 acres and was laid out as a park in 1880 with a lake and other water features.
In the Sixties 100,000 visitors a year were holidaying at Rockley Sands Caravan Park; it covered some 600 acres of harbourside heathland and pine wood.
The 15-acre Drayton Manor park and zoo is close by; the village of Drayton Bassett is to the southwest.
The 550-acre Sharpham Estate has been farmed for over 1,000 years.
With the opening in 1920 of the Queen's Dock, Swansea Docks covered an area of 269 acres.
Established on 34 acres of land that had previously belonged to the Appleton House estate, Victoria Park opened to the public in 1900.
Expanded after 1952, the now University of Technology occupies a campus approaching 250 acres.
