Macclesfield Park
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| Type | Suburban Park |
| Location | Lower Makefield, Bucks County, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 40°14′19.7″N 74°49′20.2″W / 40.238806°N 74.822278°W |
| Area | 92 acres (0.37 km2; 0.144 sq mi).[1] |
| Created | 1989 |
| Owned by | Lower Makefield Township |
Macclesfield Park is a 92-acre park located in Yardley, Pennsylvania, in the United States (Lower Makefield Township).[1]
It hosts games, tournaments and practices for Pop Warner football, youth and adult soccer, baseball and softball, and teams belonging to the Pennsbury School District, primarily the soccer and Ultimate teams. Access is by permit only. The park borders the Delaware River and is accessed via River Road (Pennsylvania Route 32).[1]
The front 60 acres of the park was dedicated in 1989. Stephen Beede, a 13-year-old township resident, won a contest to name the park after learning through research that the Makefield name likely derived from Macclesfield in England.[2] The back 30 acres of the park was dedicated in 1997.[3][4]
References
- ^ a b c Macclesfield Park, lmt.org (Lake Makefield Township website), Retrieved 27 October 2014
- ^ Gagnier, Mary (12 November 1989). Link To Macclesfield, England, Is Explored By The 2 Makefields, Philadelphia Inquirer
- ^ LMT 2015 Park and Recreation - Presentation to the Lower Makefield Township Board of Supervisors - May 20, 2009, lmt.org, Retrieved 27 October 2014
- ^ Projects: Macclesfield Park Archived 2014-10-27 at the Wayback Machine, pcs-civil.com (Pickering Corts & Summerson, site development company)