Ward Jackson Park
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Ward Jackson Park is a municipal park
located in Hartlepool
, England
.
It is named after Ralph Ward Jackson
who founded West Hartlepool
in the 19th Century.
The park contains a small children's playground, pond with various bird visitors, band stand, fountain and a cafeteria as well as open green space.
Urban park
An urban park, is also known as a municipal park or a public park, public open space or municipal gardens , is a park in cities and other incorporated places to offer recreation and green space to residents of, and visitors to, the municipality...
located in Hartlepool
Hartlepool
Hartlepool is a town and port in North East England.It was founded in the 7th century AD, around the Northumbrian monastery of Hartlepool Abbey. The village grew during the Middle Ages and developed a harbour which served as the official port of the County Palatine of Durham. A railway link from...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
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It is named after Ralph Ward Jackson
Ralph Ward Jackson
Ralph Ward Jackson founded West Hartlepool, England in the nineteenth century. A Conservative, he was elected at the 1868 general election as the first the Member of Parliament for The Hartlepools, but was defeated at the 1874 general election.Ward Jackson Park, which is located on the westerly...
who founded West Hartlepool
West Hartlepool
This article refers to the place; for the Rugby Football Club see West Hartlepool R.F.C.West Hartlepool refers to the western part of the what has since the 1960s been known as the borough of Hartlepool in North East England...
in the 19th Century.
The park contains a small children's playground, pond with various bird visitors, band stand, fountain and a cafeteria as well as open green space.