country park

British

noun

an area of countryside, usually not less than 10 hectares, set aside for public recreation: often funded by a Countryside Commission grant

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After our meeting at the metro station, I meet them both in a country park in a suburb outside Chicago.

From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026

Kidderminster Harriers want to buy and develop 8.5 hectares of land at Burlish Meadows, a 40-hectare country park near Stourport-on-Severn, Worcestershire.

From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2026

A teenage girl has died at a country park in north Warwickshire.

From BBC ● May 26, 2026

The country park is managed by Nottingham City Council.

From BBC ● May 1, 2025

Who shall say what induced Henry the Sixth in 1451 to make this mere country park a Parliamentary borough, returning two members?

From The Brighton Road The Classic Highway to the South by Charles G. (Charles George) Harper

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