Wicksteed Park, Kettering, England

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Brief description of site

Wicksteed Park is a combination of a leisure park and a country park and is the first of its kind in the United Kingdom. It was opened in 1921 and features a large man-made lake, a formal memorial garden, an arboretum and various recreational facilities.

Brief history of site

In 1913 Charles Wicksteed, owner of a local engineering company, bought land from the Barton Seagrave estate on which to build a model village. The estate's designed landscape had been laid out during the late-18th and early-19th century with input from Humphry Repton. Following the First World War public housing became the responsibility of local authorities, so Wicksteed chose instead to concentrate on the creation of the park for public use. The park was opened in 1921.

Location information:

OS Landranger Map Sheet Number:	141	Grid Ref:	SP880770
Latitude:	52.38397	Longitude:	-0.7084896

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