Mary Stevens Park is a public park located in
Norton Norton may refer to:
Places
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Stourbridge
Stourbridge is a market town in the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley in the West Midlands, England, situated on the River Stour. Historically in Worcestershire, it was the centre of British glass making during the Industrial Revolution. The 20 ...
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West Midlands
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Etymology
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, UK. Opened to the public in 1931, it attracts 1.3 million visitors per year
and is approximately .
It was given to the town of Stourbridge by local industrialist and philanthropist Ernest Stevens, in honour of his wife Mary.
Landscape features include a pond called ''Heath Pool'' which was a former mill pond and a mixture of open spaces and woodland.
The park has a number of architectural features including the War Memorial and the Main Entrance gates which are both
Grade II listed
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. It also has the Park Keeper's cottage, ''Council House,'' a bandstand and ''a café in the tea gardens''.
Sports and exercise facilities include tennis courts, multi-use games area, Crown green bowls and croquet, an outdoor gym, Healthy Hub Activity Centre as well as a children's playground and water play feature.
References
Parks and open spaces in the West Midlands (county)
Stourbridge
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