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Rothamsted Park

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59:. He also created the formal entrance from Leyton Road to what is now the Park and planted the avenue of Lime trees. In 1931, the family decided to sell the estate, and after a successful public appeal, the Experimental Station was able to finance its purchase of the estate in 1934. In 1938 the Harpenden Urban District Council purchased the land now known as Rothamsted park from the Experimental Station, in order to provide playing fields and to preserve an important open space. Rothamsted Park is also home to 17: 130: 83: 91: 56: 8: 55:. He initiated agricultural experiments in 1843, which led to the founding of the nearby 48: 135: 71: 60: 52: 67: 124: 106: 93: 36: 28: 70:, and after the war the restoration of the entrance was paid for by the 32: 16: 66:
The Park's main entrance gates were removed for salvage during the
122: 15: 131:Parks and open spaces in Hertfordshire 123: 51:, later Rothamsted estate, owned by 72:Friends Provident Insurance Company 13: 47:The park was formerly part of the 14: 147: 20:The avenue of lime trees (right) 57:Rothamsted Experimental Station 27:is a 56-acre (230,000 m) 1: 77: 7: 84:St Albans City Council site 10: 152: 42: 21: 19: 107:51.81194°N 0.36056°W 103: /  49:Manor of Rothamsted 112:51.81194; -0.36056 22: 61:Harpenden Town FC 143: 118: 117: 115: 114: 113: 108: 104: 101: 100: 99: 96: 68:Second World War 151: 150: 146: 145: 144: 142: 141: 140: 121: 120: 111: 109: 105: 102: 97: 94: 92: 90: 89: 80: 45: 25:Rothamsted Park 12: 11: 5: 149: 139: 138: 133: 87: 86: 79: 76: 53:Sir John Lawes 44: 41: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 148: 137: 134: 132: 129: 128: 126: 119: 116: 85: 82: 81: 75: 73: 69: 64: 62: 58: 54: 50: 40: 38: 37:Hertfordshire 34: 30: 26: 18: 88: 65: 46: 24: 23: 110: / 29:public park 125:Categories 95:51°48′43″N 78:References 136:Harpenden 98:0°21′38″W 33:Harpenden 43:History 31:in 127:: 74:. 63:. 39:. 35:,

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public park
Harpenden
Hertfordshire
Manor of Rothamsted
Sir John Lawes
Rothamsted Experimental Station
Harpenden Town FC
Second World War
Friends Provident Insurance Company
St Albans City Council site
51°48′43″N 0°21′38″W / 51.81194°N 0.36056°W / 51.81194; -0.36056
Categories
Parks and open spaces in Hertfordshire
Harpenden

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