Burrs Country Park

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Burrs Country Park
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Burrs Country Park
TypePublic and industrial heritage park
LocationBury, UK
Coordinates 53°36′31″N2°18′17″W / 53.608593°N 2.304844°W / 53.608593; -2.304844
Area36 hectares
Created1989
Operated byBury MBC
OpenAll year

Burrs Country Park covers a 36 hectare (86 acre) site on the banks of the River Irwell, in the town of Bury, Greater Manchester, England. It was acquired by Bury Metropolitan Borough Council in 1986 and transformed from a derelict industrial site into a modern country park.

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Description

The park covers an area once housing the mill complex of the Burr and Higher Woodhill cotton mills. [1] The old mill remains were in the main removed from the site with certain features of interest left in situ, these include the Burrs Mill chimney, the mill floor and water wheel pit. The park also contains the feeder canal for Elton Reservoir, which is the source of water for the Manchester Bolton & Bury Canal. The site is on the Irwell Sculpture Trail and has three sculptures, 'Waterwheel' by David Kemp, 'Stone Cycle' by Julie Edwards and 'Picnic Area' by David Fryer. [2] The site is also home to the Bury Agricultural Society Show Ground, which moved here in 2001 following the loss of the Bury Show Ground. Bury MBC have a limited Countryside Warden service office located in a mill old cottage on Stock Street. It has been awarded Green Flag accreditation for 2007/08. [3] and a "Much Loved" award as part of Fields in Trust's UK's Best Park competition.

Leisure uses

The site has leisure activities including [4]

Access

The park lies on several bus routes from Bury town centre. There is a railway station on the East Lancashire Railway nearby to the park which was opened on January 1, 2017 [8] and since January 2017, has seen regular passenger services. The park is easily accessible by car or bicycle from Bury Bridge on the A58 and by footpaths leading from the suburbs of Brandlesholme, to the west, and Walmersley, Seedfield and Limefield to the east.

Information

Bury MBC provide several guides to the area including the Irwell Sculpture Trail, wildlife, fishing and industrial heritage. These are available from Bury MBC at the site or can be downloaded at the Bury MBC website. [9]

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