Broomhill Park

Broomhill Park is a semi-natural woodland park between Sherrington Road and Valley Road in Ipswich, Suffolk, England. In older times it was called Broom Hill. The park contains many fine historic oaks and an abundance of Scots Pines. The park contains Broomhill Pool, a Grade II listed lido, which the Broomhill Pool Trust is campaigning to re-open. HistoryFor many years this was a privately owned hilltop wood on the outskirts of Ipswich called Broom Hill. In the 19th and early 20th century the land between the hill and Norwich Road was sold for housing, e. g. Broom Hill Road was built in 1888. In 1925 George Sherrington sold Broom Hill to Ipswich Borough Council. A ring road around Ipswich was built in 1926 and Valley Road then divided the woodland in half, with a larger piece to the North of Valley Road, and a smaller piece to the South. Football GroundThe park has historical importance for Ipswich Town Football Club. Ipswich Town Association Football Club played their first matches from 1877 to 1883 at Broom Hill. The land was owned by George Sherrington, who was a driving force in forming and administering the club in its first 20 years. George Sherrington and his brother, William, who were educated at Ipswich School, both played for Ipswich Town Association F. C. in the 1870 /80s. Graham Timson writes: the players used to use a shed at the Inkerman Pub across the road as a dressing room. In 1883 when Ipswich Town AFC moved to its ground at Portman Road, the Broom Hill ground was used by the Rugby Club.

Broomhill Park is a semi-natural woodland park between Sherrington Road and Valley Road in Ipswich, Suffolk, England. In older times it was called Broom Hill. The park contains many fine historic oaks and an abundance of Scots Pines. The park contains Broomhill Pool, a Grade II listed lido, which the Broomhill Pool Trust is campaigning to re-open. HistoryFor many years this was a privately owned hilltop wood on the outskirts of Ipswich called Broom Hill. In the 19th and early 20th century the land between the hill and Norwich Road was sold for housing, e. g. Broom Hill Road was built in 1888. In 1925 George Sherrington sold Broom Hill to Ipswich Borough Council. A ring road around Ipswich was built in 1926 and Valley Road then divided the woodland in half, with a larger piece to the North of Valley Road, and a smaller piece to the South. Football GroundThe park has historical importance for Ipswich Town Football Club. Ipswich Town Association Football Club played their first matches from 1877 to 1883 at Broom Hill. The land was owned by George Sherrington, who was a driving force in forming and administering the club in its first 20 years. George Sherrington and his brother, William, who were educated at Ipswich School, both played for Ipswich Town Association F. C. in the 1870 /80s. Graham Timson writes: the players used to use a shed at the Inkerman Pub across the road as a dressing room. In 1883 when Ipswich Town AFC moved to its ground at Portman Road, the Broom Hill ground was used by the Rugby Club.