Falinge Park
public park in Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England, UK
Falinge Park is a Grade II listed public park located in Rochdale, Greater Manchester. Opened to the public in 1906, it lies in the historic grounds of the 18th century Falinge Hall.
History
Falinge Hall and grounds were built in the late 18th century and offered to the Corporation in 1894 for £3,628 in order to turn it into a public park. The plans were submitted in 1902, by which time Falinge Hall was in a dilapidated condition. Parts of the hall were subsequently demolished. The new park was designed by architect Thomas Hayton Mawson and opened to the public in 1906. It was extended to the north and east in 1911 to celebrate the coronation of King George V the following year.
Today
The park lies in a residential area approximately one mile northwest of the town centre and covers an area of 11 hectares. The remains of Falinge Hall are the main structures in the park and are located in the central area. The southern half of the park is dominated by sweeping lawns while the northern part is home to formal gardens and a pond.
This brief starts where responsible research should: with the source description of “Falinge Park” as public park in Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England, UK. Everything that follows is an evidence route, not borrowed authority.
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The subject matters to the places & architecture register because the source frames it as public park in Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England, UK. Its deeper value depends on whether names, dates, institutions and citations support that framing.
Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jul 4, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q85760399. Authority coordinates are 53.624, -2.165. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1906, 1894, 1902 and 1911.
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