Recreation ground (disambiguation)

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A recreation ground is a type of park.

Recreation Ground is the name of the following stadiums in the United Kingdom:

Recreation Ground (Aldershot) football stadium

Football has been played at The Recreation Ground in Aldershot since 1927 when Aldershot was founded. The ground hosted League football between 1932 and 1992 when Aldershot were members of the football league. Its current tenants Aldershot Town have used the ground since forming in 1992 and the ground has once again hosted league football between 2008 and 2013.

The Recreation Ground is a cricket ground in Banstead, Surrey. The first recorded match on the ground was in 1955, when South Women Second XI played the Women's Cricket Association. It hosted its only first-class match in 1984, when Surrey played Cambridge University.

Recreation Ground (Bath) sports venue

The Recreation Ground is a large open space in the centre of Bath, England, next to the River Avon, which is available to be used by permission from the Recreation Ground Trust for recreational purposes by the public at large but particularly the people of Bath and surrounding areas.

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