{{Short description|Suburb of Chadderton, Greater Manchester, England}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}} {{Use British English|date=June 2025}} {{Infobox UK place | country = England | official_name = Chadderton Park | coordinates = {{coord|53.551757|-2.1582139|display=inline,title}} | population = | population_density = | metropolitan_borough = [[Metropolitan Borough of Oldham|Oldham]] | metropolitan_county = [[Greater Manchester]] | region = North West England | constituency_westminster = [[Oldham West and Royton (UK Parliament constituency)|Oldham West and Royton]] | post_town = OLDHAM | postcode_district = OL9 | postcode_area = OL | dial_code = 0161 | os_grid_reference = SD 89615 06137 | london_distance = }} <!--- Start of article --->
'''Chadderton Park''' is a [[suburban]] area of [[Chadderton]] in the [[Metropolitan Borough of Oldham]], [[Greater Manchester]].
It is located a little under one mile to the west of Chadderton's commercial centre on Middleton Road and is contiguous with the [[Mills Hill]] and [[Firwood Park]] areas of the town.
Semi-rural [[Chadderton#Early history|Chadderton Fold]] lies to the north.
==History== Now a suburban area of Chadderton, Chadderton Park was an area of extensive parkland lying to the south of the now demolished [[Chadderton Hall Park|Chadderton Hall]] manor house and was an area that stretched south as far as Middleton Road. Archery contests were a frequent event on the parkland in the 18th and early 19th centuries. The parkland also drew large crowds of spectators for cavalry reviews during this period.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chadderton-hs.freeuk.com/page1-chadd-hall.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010128191100/http://www.chadderton-hs.freeuk.com/page1-chadd-hall.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=28 January 2001 |title=Chadderton Hall |publisher=Chadderton-hs.freeuk.com |date=2010-04-16 |accessdate=2013-06-29}}</ref><ref>P16 - Lawson, Michael; Johnson, Mark (1990), Looking Back at Chadderton, Oldham Leisure Services, {{ISBN|0-902809-23-7}}</ref>
In 1912 the land was used by the now defunct Chadderton Golf Club, a nine-hole course. The course lay opposite what later became [[Chadderton Hall Park]]. After the First World War the club moved to a new course at Acres near Mills Hill. The club's affairs were wound up in 1942.<ref name="freeuk12">[https://web.archive.org/web/20010423024232/http://www.chadderton-hs.freeuk.com/page12-chaddertoncelebrates.htm#Chadderton Golf Club]</ref>
At the outbreak of the First World War the land was taken over by the military authorities for an army camp — the Chadderton Army Camp.<ref name="freeuk12"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.themanchesters.org/24th%20batt.htm |title=24th Battalion |publisher=Themanchesters.org |date= |accessdate=2013-06-29}}</ref>
==Transport==
[[Bee Network]] provide the following bus services in the area:
59 to [[Manchester city centre]] via Middleton and [[Cheetham Hill]] and to [[Oldham]],
396 to Middleton and to [[Ashton-under-Lyne]] via Chadderton town centre, [[Werneth, Greater Manchester|Werneth]] and [[Bardsley, Greater Manchester|Bardsley]].
==References== {{Reflist}} {{Geographic Location |title = '''Neighbouring localities.''' |Northwest = Boarshaw |North = Chadderton Fold |Northeast = Park Estate |West = [[Mills Hill]] |Centre = Chadderton Park |East = [[Nordens]] |Southwest = [[Middleton Junction, Greater Manchester|Middleton Junction]] |South = [[Firwood Park]] |Southeast = [[Stock Brook]] }}
[[Category:Areas of Chadderton]]