Wollaton Park
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False Bridge, Wollaton Park Seen from across the southern tip of the lake this was probably a boathouse designed to "enhance the landscape".
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| Location | Wollaton, Nottinghamshire, England |
| Nearest city | Nottingham |
| Coordinates | 52°56′57″N 1°12′40″W / 52.949066°N 1.211007°WCoordinates: 52°56′57″N 1°12′40″W / 52.949066°N 1.211007°W |
| Area | 202 hectares (500 acres) |
| Operated by | Nottingham City Council |
| Other information | Postcode: NG8 2AE |
| Website | Wollaton Hall and Deer Park |
Wollaton Park is a deer park and home of Wollaton Hall, Nottingham Natural History Museum and Nottingham Industrial Museum in the heart of Nottingham.
The enclosure of Wollaton Park required the destruction of the village of Sutton Passeys. It was enclosed by Henry Willoughby, 6th Baron Middleton with a 7-mile (11 km) red brick wall at the start of the nineteenth century. Originally 790 acres (3.2 km2), land sales have reduced the park to 500 acres (2.0 km2).
In this park, during World War II American troops of the 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, part of the U.S. 82nd Airborne Division, were billeted here, waiting to be parachuted into Europe, which they did in June 1944. A small plaque commemorates this event. Subsequently German prisoners of war were billeted here for employment in the locality between 1945 and 1947.
In addition to Wollaton Hall the park hosts the following historic buildings:
Lenton Lodge is one of the Gatehouses built around the boundary of Wollaton Park. It was commissioned by Henry Willoughby, 6th Baron Middleton. It was designed by the architect Jeffry Wyatville and completed in 1825. It is built in the Elizabethan Revival style.
With the sale of part of the park for residential building, Lenton Lodge is now separated from the rest of the park, and stands isolated but prominent on Derby Road in Lenton. It was sold by Nottingham City Council in the early 1980s .
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