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Preston Park
Preston Park may refer to: ;;In UK * Preston Park, Brighton ** Preston Park railway station, Brighton * Preston Park (Brent), London * Preston Park, Stockton-on-Tees ;;In USA * Preston Park, Pennsylvania * Preston Park, Roanoke, Virginia {{Disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Preston Park, Brighton
Preston Park is a park near Preston Village in the city of Brighton and Hove, East Sussex, England. It is located in Preston Park ward to the north of the centre of Brighton, and served by the nearby Preston Park railway station. Preston Park is also one of the wards of Brighton and Hove City Council. The population at the 2011 census was 14,911. Overview It is one of Brighton's largest parks, with of lawns, formal borders and rose gardens, bowling greens, tennis courts and a small pond. It was bought in 1883 by Brighton Corporation (then Brighton's local council) from Mr William Bennett-Stanford who owned the Preston Manor estate and had begun to develop the park as enclosed pleasure grounds. The costs of the purchase (£50,000) and initial layout (£22,868) were funded with a bequest of £70,000 from a local bookmaker, William Edmund Davies in 1879. The park was formally declared open on 8 November 1884. The Brighton and County Polo Club, started by Lt. Col. Robert M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Preston Park Railway Station
Preston Park railway station is on the Brighton Main Line in England, serving Preston Village and the northern suburban areas of the city of Brighton and Hove, East Sussex. It is from via , between and . The station is managed by Southern, which is one of three companies that serve the station, alongside Thameslink and Gatwick Express. Gatwick Express provides a limited number of services at peak times only. There are also two spur tracks which run south from Preston Park through Cliftonville Tunnel to . History The London Brighton and South Coast Railway opened a new station named ''Preston'', on 1 November 1869 to serve the growing parish of Preston, then north of the Brighton boundary. The station was enlarged and remodelled to its present design in 1879 during the construction of the Cliftonville Curve spur line from the main line to Hove and the West Sussex coast line. The station was then renamed ''Preston Park'' although the nearby Preston Park did not exist un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Preston Park (Brent)
Preston Park is a public park in Preston in the London Borough of Brent. It is Green Flag Green Flag Limited is a British roadside assistance and vehicle recovery provider, which is part of the Direct Line Group. Formed in 1971, as the National Breakdown Recovery Club, as an alternative to the AA and RAC, it used a network of ... accredited. It is a grassed area with scattered trees, with two sports pavilions and a children's playground. There is access from Carlton Avenue East, College Road and Montpelier Rise. See also * Brent parks and open spacesReferences {{coord , 51, 34, 14, N, 0, 18, 10, W, type:forest_region:GB-BEN, disp ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Preston Park, Stockton-on-Tees
Preston Park (officially Preston Hall Park) is a public park in Preston-on-Tees, England. It hosts multiple events each year and is located next to the River Tees. The land was originally a private residence with large grounds but has since become the property of Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council after being purchased from Sir Robert Ropner. and was redeveloped in 2010–12, with the Museum reopening in 2012. Parking is free, but the Preston Park Museum & Grounds and Butterfly World have small admission charges. The museum has a volunteer community with its participants ranging from students to the retired. They carry out roles in the Museum such as gardening, gallery stewarding, supporting learning and costumed interpreters on the Victorian Street. Areas of interest Preston Park is made up of several diverse areas: Hall museum It was not until 1882, when the estate and lands were sold to Robert Ropner for the princely sum of £27,500 (£1,328,525.00 in modern money), that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Preston Park, Pennsylvania
Preston Park is an unincorporated community in Wayne County, Pennsylvania, United States. The community is located along Pennsylvania Route 370, east-southeast of Starrucca. Preston Park has a post office A post office is a public facility and a retailer that provides mail services, such as accepting letter (message), letters and parcel (package), parcels, providing post office boxes, and selling postage stamps, packaging, and stationery. Post o ... with ZIP code 18455, which opened on December 11, 1890. References Unincorporated communities in Wayne County, Pennsylvania Unincorporated communities in Pennsylvania {{WayneCountyPA-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
