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Kings Park (Bristo Field)
Kings Park or King's Park may refer to: Populated places * King's Park, Glasgow, a district * King's Park, Hong Kong, a neighborhood in the Kowloon area ** King's Park (constituency), a constituency of Hong Kong * King's Park (ward), an electoral ward in the London Borough of Hackney * Kings Park, New South Wales, a suburb of Sydney * Kings Park, New York, a census-designated place on Long Island * Kings Park, South Australia, a suburb of Adelaide * Kings Park, Victoria, a suburb of Melbourne * Kings Park, Virginia, a suburban community west of Washington, D.C. Parks * Kings Park, Boscombe * Kings Park, Western Australia, in Perth * King's Park, in Winnipeg (Fort Richmond area) Other uses * King's Park F.C., a defunct football club in Stirling, Scotland * Kings Park Psychiatric Center, a former mental institution located in Kings Park, New York * Kings Park Sporting Precinct, Durban, South Africa * Kings Park Stadium The Kings Park Stadium (known as the Hollywoodbets Kings Pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
King's Park, Glasgow
King's Park ( gd, Pàirc an Rìgh, sco, Keeng's Pairk) is a district in the city of Glasgow, Scotland. It is situated south of the River Clyde and borders the Glasgow areas of Croftfoot, Cathcart, Simshill, Mount Florida and Toryglen and the neighbourhood of Bankhead in the adjoining town of Rutherglen. History and geography King's Park is a residential area first developed for housing around 1930 a short time after the territory, historically within the civil parish of Cathcart in Renfrewshire, was brought into the city of Glasgow, and retains much of the same appearance in the 21st century. It includes a mixture of semi-detached houses and bungalows, flats (including cottage flats) and luxury detached villas and is considered an affluent suburb of Glasgow, with median house prices and income well above average. In 2014, it was rated one of the most attractive postcode areas to live in Scotland. As of 2005, it had a population of 14,552 residents. The ethnic makeup was appr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
King's Park, Hong Kong
King's Park is an area in Yau Tsim Mong District in Kowloon, Hong Kong. Location It is bounded approximately by Waterloo Road to the north, the East Rail line to the east, Austin Road to the south, and Nathan Road to the west. There is an elevated portion which is considered the boundary with Yau Ma Tei. Topography The northern areas is hilly, while the southern section is relatively flat. Uses The area is zoned for Government, residential and recreational use, and there are no commercial outlets. The hill north hosts a meteorological station of the Hong Kong Observatory, the Blood Transfusion Centre of Hong Kong Red Cross and the Queen Elizabeth Hospital. From 1967 until June 1995, the 15-storey British Military Hospital (BMH) was also based in the area, on a site to the east of the Queen Elizabeth Hospital. It was closed in 1995 as the British Garrison scaled down from more than 10,000 personnel to about 3,000 as 1997 approached. The site had an estimated market value ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
King's Park (constituency)
East Tsim Sha Tsui & King's Park (尖東及京士柏), formerly King's Park from 1994 to 2015, is one of the 20 constituencies in the Yau Tsim Mong District in Hong Kong. The constituency elects one district councillor to the Yau Tsim Mong District Council, with an election every four years. East Tsim Sha Tsui & King's Park constituency is loosely based on the King's Park area and East Tsim Sha Tsui in Kowloon Kowloon () is an urban area in Hong Kong comprising the Kowloon Peninsula and New Kowloon. With a population of 2,019,533 and a population density of in 2006, it is the most populous area in Hong Kong, compared with Hong Kong Island and t ... with estimated population of 15,185. Councillors represented Election results 2010s 2000s 1990s References {{DEFAULTSORT:East Tsim Sha Tsui and King's Park (constituency) Tsim Sha Tsui East King's Park, Hong Kong Constituencies of Hong Kong Constituenc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
King's Park (ward)
King's Park (from May 1978 to May 2002 Kings Park) is a ward in the London Borough of Hackney and forms part of the Hackney South and Shoreditch constituency. The ward is subject to minor boundary changes taking place in May 2014. It returns three councillors. 1978–2002 Kings Park ward was created for the 1978 local elections, with an electorate of 4,373. 2002–2014 There was a revision of ward boundaries in Hackney in 2002 and a new King's Park ward was created. The ward returns three councillors to Hackney London Borough Council, with an election every four years. At the previous election on 6 May 2010 Julius Asabgwiy Nkafu, Sharon Patrick, and Saleem Siddiqui all Labour Party candidates, were returned. Turnout was 58%; with 4,346 votes cast. King's Park ward has a total population of 10,923, increasing to 11,098 at the 2011 Census. This compares with the average ward population within the borough of 10,674. From 2014 Hackney wards are redrawn from May 2014. The new K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kings Park, New South Wales
Kings Park is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Kings Park is located 40 km west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Blacktown and part of the Greater Western Sydney region. Description Kings Park is bounded by the Richmond railway line to the west, the Westlink M7 to the north, Sunnyholt Road to the east and Breakfast Creek to the south. The southern half of the suburb is industrial while the northern half is newer residential homes. There are no schools or shopping centres within Kings Park with these facilities found in the neighbouring suburbs of Marayong, Blacktown and Kings Langley. The major landmarks are St Andrews church, and Blacktown Indoor Sports centre near Marayong railway station and Faulkland Crescent Reserve in the northern part of the suburb. The suburb has three Christian church denominations represented, Catholic, Brethren and Pentecostal. A Hindu Temple is also in the suburb, w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kings Park, New York
Kings Park is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in the Town of Smithtown, in Suffolk County, on Long Island, in New York, United States. The population was 17,282 as of the 2010 census. Its relative tranquility prompted it to be the site of the Kings Park Psychiatric Center instead of New York City. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , of which is land and , or 5.93%, is water. Kings Park is bordered by Nissequogue to its east across the Nissequogue River, by Fort Salonga to its west, by Commack to its southwest, and by the hamlet of Smithtown to its southeast. Demographics As of the census of 2010, there were 17,282 people and 6,212 households residing in the CDP. The population density was 2,787.4 per square mile (1,073.4/km2). There were 6,469 housing units at an average density of 1,043.4/sq mi (401.8/km2). The racial makeup of the CDP was 80.1% White, 5.1% African American, 0.1% Native American, 8.4% As ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kings Park, South Australia
Kings Park is a very small, triangular shaped suburb of Adelaide in the City of Unley surrounded by Goodwood Road (west), Cross Road (south) and the Belair railway line The Belair railway line is a suburban rail commuter route in the city of Adelaide, South Australia, that runs from the Adelaide station to Belair in the Adelaide Hills via the Adelaide-Wolseley line using diesel 3000/3100 class railcars. P ... (northeast). It is served by two railway stations; Millswood is on the northern boundary of the suburb and Unley Park is adjacent to the southeast corner of the suburb. References Suburbs of Adelaide {{adelaide-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kings Park, Victoria
Kings Park is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia, north-west of Melbourne Melbourne central business district, Central Business District, located within the City of Brimbank Local government areas of Victoria, local government area. Kings Park recorded a population of 8,203 at the 2021 Australian census, 2021 census. Kings Park was named after the King family, whose farm formed of the land the estate was developed on. Kings Road which forms the eastern boundary was also named after the King family and the family farm house was located on Kings Road, near the current intersection with Grevillea Road. The suburb began as a housing estate within the St Albans, Victoria, St Albans 3021 postcode area which eventually became an official suburb with the same 3021 postcode. The estate began construction c. 1971 with the first stage consisting of Gillespie Road (south), Kings Park Reserve (west), Magnolia Avenue (north) and the existing Kings Road (east). ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kings Park, Virginia
Kings Park is a census-designated place (CDP) in the eastern United States in Fairfax County, Virginia, southwest of Washington D.C. The population as of the 2010 census was 4,333. A suburban community begun in early 1960, Kings Park is located a few miles west of the Capital Beltway and Annandale, near the junction of Braddock, Burke Lake, and Rolling roads in the Springfield area ( ZIP code 22151). Richmarr Construction designed Kings Park as a planned community, with a park at its center, an elementary school, and an adjacent namesake shopping center. History Ownership of the properties can be traced to Lord Culpeper who transferred the lands which now include Kings Park and Ravensworth Farm to William Fitzhugh in 1690. The land passed through Martha Custis, the wife of George Washington, to her son George Custis, then to his daughter, Mary Randolph Custis, who married Robert E. Lee at Arlington when he was a young officer in the U.S Army. After the outbreak of the Civ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kings Park, Boscombe
Kings Park is one of the largest parks that is in Boscombe, Bournemouth, Dorset. It is home to Dean Court, where AFC Bournemouth play. History The coronation of King Edward VII and his Queen, Alexandra of Denmark was scheduled to take place on 26 June 1902. To mark the occasion, Bournemouth Council agreed on 20 May 1902 to rename common No 59 as "King's Park" and common No 60 as " Queen's Park". The coronation was postponed until August when the King suffered an attack of appendicitis on 25 June. Attractions Facilities include two children's play areas, an outdoor bowling green, an indoor bowling green, an athletics track, a skate park, a cricket field and pavilion/cafe. The park also has a regular Parkrun Parkrun (stylised as parkrun) is a collection of events for walkers, runners and volunteers that take place every Saturday morning at more than 2,000 locations in 23 countries across six continents. Junior Parkrun (stylised as junior parkrun) .... References Ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kings Park, Western Australia
Kings Park, (Noongar: ''Kaarta Gar-up'') is a park overlooking Perth Water and the central business district of Perth, Western Australia. The park is a mixture of grassed parkland, botanical gardens and natural bushland on Mount Eliza with two-thirds of the grounds conserved as native bushland. Offering panoramic views of the Swan River and Darling Range, it is home to over 324 native plant varieties, 215 known indigenous fungi species and 80 bird species. It is the most popular visitor destination in Western Australia, being visited by over five million people each year.Botanic Gardens and Parks Authority. 2015. http://www.bgpa.wa.gov.au/ Besides tourist facilities, Kings Park contains the State War Memorial, the Royal Kings Park Tennis club and a reservoir. The streets are tree lined with individual plaques dedicated by family members to Western Australian service men and women who died in World War I and World War II. The park is also rich in flora (both native and intr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
King's Park, Winnipeg
King's Park is a park and residential subdivision in Fort Richmond, a suburb in southern Winnipeg, located on the western side of the Red River. Its grounds include Chinese pagoda gardens in the centre of the park, a soccer field, two baseball diamonds, an off leash dog park area and marshland, home of waterfowl and wildlife Wildlife refers to domestication, undomesticated animal species (biology), species, but has come to include all organisms that grow or live wilderness, wild in an area without being species, introduced by humans. Wildlife was also synonymous .... History Neighbourhood King's Park began in the early 20th century, located from the newly created University of Manitoba Agricultural College and Connaught Park. Having the University of Manitoba nearby increased the land value from $125.00 to $4,000 per acre. Adjacent to the park, 124 treed lots were subdivided for housing. Electric streetcar service was planned early on, to serve both the Park and th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
