Timeline for Where is the smallest park by area?
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| Jan 27, 2020 at 8:21 | comment | added | Rosie F | The title of the UK's smallest park goes to Prince's Park on the eastern edge of Burntwood, Lichfield. It is a triangle of land at a crossroads, with three trees, a bench and a fence. Using Google Maps I reckon that a triangle of area 197.55m^2 contains it. google.co.uk/maps/place/Burntwood/@52.679945,-1.8944182,240m/… | |
| Jan 26, 2020 at 3:03 | comment | added | Patricia Shanahan | Yes, @alephzero. I just quickly picked a small roundabout I happen to know because I grew up near it. The point I was trying to make is that the question may need to define "park" a bit more narrowly. | |
| Jan 26, 2020 at 2:10 | comment | added | WGroleau | Many traffic circles in Spain have gravel, sand, grass, and/or shrubs and artwork, all maintained by the government. | |
| Jan 26, 2020 at 0:15 | comment | added | alephzero | I'm sure there are smaller roundabouts than that one in the UK that are maintained as parks. This one in Belper, Derbyshire is about 19m diameter, and comes with a statue as well as flower beds, sponsors, etc. google.co.uk/maps/@53.0208585,-1.4846815,3a,75y,29.62h,90t/… | |
| Jan 25, 2020 at 17:33 | comment | added | DavidRecallsMonica | @PatriciaShanahan According to Google Maps measuring tool, the traffic circle center is 22m in diameter, for an area of 380 square meters. Scribner Park is about 25m x 16 m, for an area of 400 square meters. The traffic circle center (everything within the roadway) is thus indeed smaller than Scribner. | |
| Jan 25, 2020 at 17:13 | comment | added | Patricia Shanahan | By the standard of being treated as a park by a city that maintains it, I nominate the round-a-bout (traffic circle) at the intersection of Cole Valley Road, Sarehole Road, and the A4040 in Birmingham, England. It has grass, flower beds, a tree, and an official sponsor. | |
| Jan 25, 2020 at 15:42 | comment | added | DavidRecallsMonica | It is owned and managed by a local government (the City of Santa Cruz, a qualifying entity under the terms of the question), which has posted two signs on the property. One is at the right edge of the driveway, a few feet beyond the sidewalk, and appears in the screenshot. There is a second sign, also placed by the City, on the far street border of the property facing Mission Street. Finally, a metal plaque identifying the property as "Scribner Park" (Scribner was a local character, now deceased) is placed on the rock wall visible above on the right. | |
| Jan 25, 2020 at 15:30 | comment | added | Willeke♦ | Does it have a sign on it to tell that it is owned or at least managed by a national park or a charity? | |
| Jan 25, 2020 at 15:28 | history | answered | DavidRecallsMonica | CC BY-SA 4.0 |