Crumpsall Park is a small municipal park in the Crumpsall ward of Manchester, North West England.

The Obelisk in Crumpsall Park

Originally planned as a cemetery,[1] the plot was made into a recreational park in 1890 CE.

The area in which the park is located was the site of the residence of the Chetham family - known as Crumpsall Hall - the earlier Crumpsall Old Hall was situated at the junction of Sandy Lane (now Crescent Road) and Cheetham Street, (now Humphrey Street) and this was the birthplace of Humphrey Chetham.[1]

The park has been awarded the Green Flag Award for recreational park excellence annually since 2005.[2][3][4]

A voluntary organisation known as the Friends of Crumpsall Park (FoCP) serves as a pressure group, events organiser and development monitor for the park, and works in liaison with Manchester City Council and other funding bodies.[5]

The main event of the year is the annual Crumpsall Carnival.[6]

53°30′57″N 2°14′01″W / 53.51583°N 2.23361°W / 53.51583; -2.23361

References

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  1. ^ a b "History of Crumpsall Park - Crumpsall Park - Manchester City Council". Archived from the original on 4 April 2012. Retrieved 22 August 2010.
  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 4 April 2012. Retrieved 22 August 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ "Manchester City Council - Flags of success". Archived from the original on 21 May 2010. Retrieved 22 August 2010.
  4. ^ "North West - Award winners 2010/11". Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 22 August 2010.
  5. ^ "Who We Are - Friends of Crumpsall Park". Archived from the original on 9 October 2011. Retrieved 22 August 2010.
  6. ^ "Friends of Crumpsall Park". Friends of Crumpsall Park.