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Coordinates: 53°31′N 002°23′W / 53.517°N 2.383°W / 53.517; -2.383 (Parr Fold Park)
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Parr Fold Park
Band stand, Parr Fold Park
TypeMunicipal gardens
LocationWalkden, England
Coordinates53°31′N 002°23′W / 53.517°N 2.383°W / 53.517; -2.383 (Parr Fold Park)
Area18.26 acres (7.39 ha)
Operated byCity of Salford council
StatusOpen all year
Websitewww.salford.gov.uk/parks-and-open-spaces/salford-parks/parr-fold-park/

Victorian Parr Fold Park also known as Parr Fold Park is a recreation Victorian municipal gardens found in Walkden South northwest of central Manchester, England.

History

During 1905, Francis Charles Granville Egerton, 3rd Earl of Ellesmere owned the land in which the park stands today. As part of the rapid urban expansion for the need of parks, he gifted 8 acres of land for ten shillings to Worsley Urban District Council (now part of City of Salford).