Kingscote Park is a
municipal park
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extending over in
Layton
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Places
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, a suburb of
Blackpool
Blackpool is a seaside resort in Lancashire, England. Located on the North West England, northwest coast of England, it is the main settlement within the Borough of Blackpool, borough also called Blackpool. The town is by the Irish Sea, betw ...
in the county of
Lancashire
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,
England
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. The park is the second largest park within Blackpool after
Stanley Park
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and the largest park in Layton.
Background
Kingscote Park is bordered on the north by Grange Road, Nethway Avenue to the east, Bardsway Avenue and Blairway Avenue to the south and Kingscote Drive along the western side. The park has a large field to the North with trees along the west and south sides, with another field to the south-east which has trees along the south, east and western sides, a children's playground, tarmac sports area.
There is a disused building to the south west of the park. The friends of Kingcote Park are currently fundraising to demolish the existing building and build a new community centre.
See also
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Bispham Rock Gardens
Bispham Rock Gardens, also known as Devonshire Road Rock Gardens or the Rock Gardens, is a municipal park located in Bispham, Blackpool on the Fylde coast in Lancashire, England. The gardens are an important wildlife resource and contains a num ...
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George Bancroft Park, Blackpool
George Bancroft Park is a municipal park and garden created in the town of Blackpool (in Lancashire, England) in 2006. The park is named after George Bancroft who a former leader of Blackpool Town Council who died in 2001.
Background
The develo ...
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Kincraig Lake Ecological Reserve
Kincraig Lake Ecological Reserve (also known as Kooky Ponds and Kinell Pond) is a wildlife reserve located in Bispham in Blackpool on the Fylde coast, Lancashire, England. It is owned by Blackpool Council.
History
The site was originally a ma ...
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Moor Park, Blackpool
Moor Park is a municipal park located in the Moor Park area of Bispham in Blackpool on the Fylde coast in Lancashire, England.
The park is bordered by Bispham Road to the west, Moor Park Avenue to the south, housing on Bristol Avenue to the no ...
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Salisbury Woodland Gardens, Blackpool
Salisbury Woodland Gardens is an open space located in the east of Blackpool, flanked by East Park Drive and Woodside Drive and linking Blackpool Zoo with Stanley Park.
Known simply as the 'Woodland Gardens' to local people, the site was acqui ...
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Stanley Park, Blackpool
Stanley Park is a public park in the town of Blackpool on the Fylde coast in Lancashire, England. It is the town's primary park and covers an area of approximately . The park was designed to include significant sporting provisions, along with f ...
References
External links
Blackpool Borough Council websiteLayton and Kingscote Park Community Group
{{Blackpool geography
Parks and commons in Blackpool