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Springhead Park

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Springhead Park was originally called Rothwell Park and was created between 1935 and 1937. The Western part of the park was created with funds from the West Yorkshire Joint District Miners Welfare Committee and opened in 1935. It offered tennis courts and a children’s play area, a bowling green was
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opened in 2016. In 2017 one of the UK's first dementia friendly gardens opened at the park. The garden was built around the aviary with grants from Leeds City Council and the Rothwell and District Live at Home Scheme The park has an area of 22 Hectares.
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and is now used for business purposes. The vicarage was built between 1871 and 1872 and had later extensions. There are ornamental gardens and mature trees, commemorative gates were added at the opening of the Eastern part of the park in 1937.
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added in 1936. The Eastern part of the park was created with money awarded by the Yorkshire Miners Union and was opened in 1937.
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There are playgrounds, a skatepark, tennis courts, crown green bowling, an
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Rothwell
Coordinates
53°45′04″N 1°28′05″W / 53.751°N 1.468°W / 53.751; -1.468
Leeds City Council
park
Rothwell, West Yorkshire
vicarage
aviary
parkrun
skatepark
"Springhead Park, Rothwell, Leeds, West Yorkshire"
"Springhead Park, Rothwell, Leeds, West Yorkshire"
"Springhead Park"
"Course - Rothwell parkrun"
"£112,000 skate park inspired by late Leeds skater to open in Leeds"
"Groundbreaking dementia friendly garden launches to help people affected by condition in Leeds"
"Springhead Park at Springhead Park, Rothwell - Park - Leeds-West Yorkshire"
Categories
Parks and commons in Leeds
Rothwell, West Yorkshire

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