Bingham Park
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| Bingham Park | |
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 View of Ranmoor from Bingham Park | |
  Bingham Park | |
| Location | Ecclesall and Ranmoor, City of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England |
| Coordinates | 53°21′56″N 1°31′14″W / 53.36556°N 1.52056°W |
Bingham Park is one of the chain of Porter Valley Parks in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England.
Location
[edit]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.[citation needed]
Description
[edit]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
[edit]The first 11 acres (4.5 ha) 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]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Historic England (30 March 2001). "PORTER VALLEY PARKS, Non Civil Parish (1001502)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
- ^ "Porter Valley Parks". Parks&Gardens. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
- ^ Historic England (12 December 1995). "SHEPHERD WHEEL AND ATTACHED DAM GOIT AND WEIR, Sheffield (1255068)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
- ^ "Let's Get Sheffield on Court! | Parks Tennis". parkstennis.co.uk. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
- ^ "Donation that left Sheffield with a jewel of a park". Sheffield Telegraph. 30 September 2011. Archived from the original on 11 October 2015. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
External links
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- Bingham Park, Friends of the Porter Valley
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