Kingscote Park is a
municipal park
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extending over in
Layton, a suburb of
Blackpool
Blackpool is a seaside town in Lancashire, England. It is located on the Irish Sea coast of the Fylde peninsula, approximately north of Liverpool and west of Preston, Lancashire, Preston. It is the main settlement in the Borough of Blackpool ...
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
Stanley Park is a public park in British Columbia, Canada, that makes up the northwestern half of Vancouver's Downtown Vancouver, Downtown peninsula, surrounded by waters of Burrard Inlet and English Bay, Vancouver, English Bay. The park bor ...
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
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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; a former leader of Blackpool Town Council who died in 2001.
Background
The developmen ...
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Kincraig Lake Ecological Reserve
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Moor Park, Blackpool
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Salisbury Woodland Gardens, Blackpool
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Stanley Park, Blackpool
Stanley Park is a urban park, public park in the town of Blackpool on the The Fylde, 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 p ...
References
External links
Blackpool Borough Council websiteLayton and Kingscote Park Community Group
Parks and commons in Blackpool
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