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present there until the 20th century when it was demolished in 1939. It was at the end of the 19th
Century that the area surrounding Chadderton Hall began to be used for public recreation. A boating lake and a menagerie, including a kangaroo and a lion, were established as part of a "Pleasure Garden". These features have long since been demolished but evidence of the boating lake can be seen by the hollowed out area where the playing fields now stand.
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Chadderton Hall Park was originally the grounds of
Chadderton Hall. Chadderton Hall was first built in the 13th century by Geoffrey de Chadderton, this first hall was in Chadderton Fold slightly to the east of the current park. In 1629 a new hall was built at the site of the current park and was
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Chadderton Hall Park is located on
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and a small café situated next to the Park's bowling green. The
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