Bingham Park
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Bingham Park is one of the chain of Porter Valley Parks in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England.
Location
Bingham Park is a park near Ecclesall and Ranmoor, Sheffield. It is the second (when travelling west from the city centre) of a line of parks and public open spaces along the Porter Brook, known as the Porter Valley Parks. To the north-east it is separated from the first in the chain, Endcliffe Park, by Rustlings Road, and to the west from Whiteley Woods by Highcliffe Road.[1][2] National Cycle Route 6 passes through the park, utilising the Peak Park Anniversary cycle route.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Description
Bingham Park is a grassy area high on a hillside with views across the valley, to Ranmoor. A footpath, leaving Rustlings Road serpents the valley bottom towards Whiteley Woods. The footpath ends at Forge Dam Park, passing several dams of the Porter Brook, including Shepherd Wheel.[3] The park possesses tennis courts,[4] a mini golf course and a bowling green, an astroturf and has much woodland. The AstroTurf is commonly used by local footballers.
History
The first Script error: No such module "convert". of land which now forms Bingham Park was presented to Sheffield Corporation on 11 September 1911 by Sir John E. Bingham.[5] In 1927 the land around an early water-powered scythe works and its dam were incorporated into the park.[1]
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External links
- Bingham Park, Friends of the Porter Valley
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