Braunstone Park (Leicester)

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Braunstone Park is a 168-acre (0.68 km2) park in western Leicester, England. It is in the Braunstone area, and is approximately triangle shaped, with the base being at the south, and a small frontage north onto the A47 (Hinckley Road). The park is the setting for Braunstone Hall, and is the remnant of the large Braunstone estate.

During the last war, Braunstone Park was put to agricultural use. Wheat, barley, and potatoes were grown and sheep allowed to graze. What is now the Memorial Gardens was used as a military camp, occupied first by the British Army and later by the American 82nd Airborne troups. After the war, due to the severe housing shortage, people were allowed to occupy the camp until they found homes of their own.

There are two large ponds one with an island and the other popular with fishing. Two children's play area's on the park, one located to the north near Blessed Sacrament Church and the other south which is currently undergoing major improvements.