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and flags. A crowd of up to 80,000 watched the opening ceremony. The park continued to expand for the next two decades with the purchase of further land, a reservoir was purchased which was turned into the boating lake in the South and a fishing lake in the North. The
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workers raise money for a park. Fundraising began and in 1872 Highfield House and grounds was purchased, the Earl donated adjacent land and
Stamford Park was opened officially on 12 July 1873. The Lord and Lady Stamford arrived for the opening and the towns of Ashton, Stalybridge and Dukinfield were
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The park contains floral and shrub beds, a grassed area used for games, picnics and other informal activities, "The Dingle" woodland area, a children's play area, a water fountain, bowling greens, a multi-use games area for football, basketball, cricket and other sports. A
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the population of the area was in poor health and began to demand a park to enjoy on their day off. In 1856 a letter was sent to the Ashton
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