Polesworth
Abbey Green Play Area and Skate Park
- Location: Grendon Road, Polesworth, B78 1HD
- On Google Maps - Abbey Green Park
Play Area Improvements
- The fenced in play area was refurbished in 2023
- A cobra swing and cableway were added in 2023
- Parkour and a new skate ramp are due to be installed in 2024
The history of Abbey Green Park
The area of the park had been fields and grazing land with a farm building accessed via the bridge over the canal along the Grendon Road. The extension of the Coventry Canal through Polesworth in 1790 and the development of steam power encouraged a steady growth in coal production in the area. By the 1840s, coal mining and other industries were firmly established in the village.
During the Second World War, opencast coal-mining scarred the surrounding countryside of Polesworth, and caused the river Anker to be diverted. Abbey Green Park was created after the land was open cast coal mined in the 1950 and early 1960; the river now flows on its original course.
