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area, a fishing lake, orienteering, woodland walks, dog walking, cycling, a cafe, toilets and picnic areas. Arrowe Brook flows along the western edge of the park, from south to north, alongside a path. The brook also incorporates Arrowe Park Lake. The park has an area of 250 acres (1.0 km) and
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and purchased Arrowe House Farm, a now-demolished mansion, and continued to buy land in the Arrowe area. In 1829 he died, leaving the estate to this great nephew John "Ralph" Shaw. In 1840 John Wright purchased land owned by
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In 1926 the estate was bought by the
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The mansion house upon the estate, Arrowe Hall, was built in 1835 by Ralph Shaw. During this time he landscaped the park; he also changed the course of
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Arrowe Hall was built by John Ralph Shaw between 1835 and 1844 in an
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played on the hall lawn and some of the hall was used as a cafe. At the beginning of
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housing estate. The estate upon which the park lies was founded and shaped by
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shotguns to dissuade poachers and trespassers from straying onto his land.
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mansion, and laid out the grounds and gardens. Ralph Shaw was a
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the Hall was an army headquarters. After returning from
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