Stadiums · North East England
Shielfield Park
In or near Borough of Berwick-upon-Tweed.
Shielfield Park is a stadium in the United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Nearest railway station
- Berwick-upon-Tweed · 1.7 km
About
Shielfield Park is a stadium in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1954. Coordinates: 55.7600°, -2.0158°. This entry is part of The Great Britain Guide, a free, ad-free, open-data tourist directory.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Tweed Catchment Rivers - England: Lower Tweed and Whiteadder SSSI
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Northumberland Shore SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Shielfield Park is a football stadium that is home to Berwick Rangers and Berwick Bandits speedway team. Although Berwick Rangers is a Scottish Lowland Football League club, Shielfield Park is situated in the English county of Northumberland.
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Background
History
There has been a ground at Shielfield Park, named after land owned by local butcher William Shiel Dods, since 1890. Berwick Rangers played at a number of other sites in Berwick, including a ground adjacent to the present site at Shielfield. Due to financial problems, Berwick Rangers was forced to sell Shielfield Park to the local council in 1985, who leased it back to the club. Both stand roofs were dismantled in 1990 as a safety precaution. Berwick Rangers nearly went out of business in 1992 and the lease was sold to a greyhound company. The greyhound company initially locked Berwick Rangers out, forcing the club to groundshare with other Second Division clubs. The company eventually…
Architecture
The current capacity of Shielfield Park is , of which 1,366 are seated in the Main Stand. Opposite the Main Stand is a small covered terrace, nicknamed the "Ducket". Both of the ends are turfed and unused as spectator areas. Behind the west end curve is a maltings.
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- Coordinates
- 55.7600, -2.0158
- District
- Northumberland
- Parish
- Berwick-upon-Tweed
- Postcode
- TD15 2EF
- Parliamentary constituency
- North Northumberland
- Established
- 1954
- Nearest railway station
- Berwick-upon-Tweed — 1.7 km
- Official site
- www.berwickrangers.org
Sources
- wikidata: Q619055 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Shielfield Park (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Shielfield Park, Home of Berwick Rangers FC - geograph.org.uk - 409958.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Shielfield Park?
- Shielfield Park is in central Scotland, United Kingdom (postcode TD15 2EF), in the parish of Berwick-upon-Tweed.
- What is Shielfield Park?
- Shielfield Park is a stadium in the United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Shielfield Park?
- The nearest railway station is Berwick-upon-Tweed, about 1.7 km away. Drivers can use postcode TD15 2EF.
- When was Shielfield Park built?
- Built or established in 1954.
- Who owns Shielfield Park?
- Shielfield Park is owned by Berwick Rangers Supporters Trust.
- Is Shielfield Park a protected site?
- Yes — Shielfield Park is part of the Tweed Catchment Rivers - England: Lower Tweed and Whiteadder SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Northumberland Shore SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- How do I get to Shielfield Park?
- The nearest railway station is Berwick-upon-Tweed, about 1.7 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode TD15 2EF.