Country parks · East of England
Southchurch Park
In or near Southend-on-Sea.
Southchurch Park — Park in Southend-on-Sea.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Nearest railway station
- Southend East · 0.7 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit Southchurch Park, you can take a train to Southend East station, which is 0.7 km away. The postcode for the park is SS1 2XA. Admission is free.
About
Southchurch Park is a country park in the United Kingdom. Wikidata describes it as: "Park in Southend-on-Sea". Coordinates: 51.5329°, 0.7355°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Benfleet and Southend Marshes SSSI
- Ramsar wetland: Benfleet and Southend Marshes
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Southchurch Park is a recreational park in Southchurch, a suburb in the city of Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England. The park is 12 hectares (30 acres) in area and contains sports pitches, including a cricket ground formerly used by Essex County Cricket Club, a football ground, formal gardens, a boating lake, tennis courts, a bowling green and a café. The park is split in two by Lifstan Way, with the original park on the West, and the 1931 extension on the East.
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Background
History
The 20 acres of land were gifted to the town by local benefactors, Alderman Messrs Baxter, Dowsett and Ingram in 1895. The site was marshland, and with agreement of the benefactors, the council built pumping stations and the lake to drain the land for the park, but also what is now Southchurch Hall estate development, which was also owned by the benefactors. This work cost £10,000 and drew criticism at the time, and the park was formerly opened in 1900, and was originally called Southchurch Hall Park, with an entrance lodge and pavilion, with a further refreshment room being added in 1912. The lake was used for boating from 1903 until the 1990s, when vandalism, the cost of insurance and…
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- Coordinates
- 51.5329, 0.7355
- District
- Southend-on-Sea
- Parish
- Southend-on-Sea, unparished area
- Postcode
- SS1 2XA
- Parliamentary constituency
- Southend East and Rochford
- Nearest railway station
- Southend East — 0.7 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q7569245 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Southchurch Park (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Southchurch park lake - geograph.org.uk - 1175271.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Southchurch Park?
- Southchurch Park is in South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode SS1 2XA), in the parish of Southend-on-Sea, unparished area.
- What is Southchurch Park?
- Southchurch Park — Park in Southend-on-Sea.
- How do I get to Southchurch Park?
- The nearest railway station is Southend East, about 0.7 km away. Drivers can use postcode SS1 2XA.
- Is Southchurch Park a protected site?
- Yes — Southchurch Park is part of the Benfleet and Southend Marshes SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Benfleet and Southend Marshes Ramsar wetland.
- Is Southchurch Park free to visit?
- Yes, Southchurch Park is free to enter.
- How do I get to Southchurch Park?
- The nearest railway station is Southend East, about 0.7 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode SS1 2XA.