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Park Lane (stadium)

Coordinates: 53°32′19″N 2°18′13″W / 53.53861°N 2.30361°W / 53.53861; -2.30361
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Park Lane
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Full namePark Lane
LocationPark Lane, Whitefield, Greater Manchester, M45 7DZ
Coordinates53°32′19″N 2°18′13″W / 53.53861°N 2.30361°W / 53.53861; -2.30361
Capacity3,000
SurfaceGrass
Construction
Built1955
Opened1955
Renovated1982
Expanded1990
Tenants
Sedgley Park R.U.F.C. (1955 – present) Swinton R.L.F.C. (2003–10; 2015)

Park Lane is a rugby stadium in Whitefield near Bury, Greater Manchester, England. It is the home of Sedgley Park R.U.F.C. and, from 2003–10 and 2015, Swinton rugby league club.

History

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Sedgley Park R.U.F.C. moved to Park Lane in 1955. A large, two-storey clubhouse was completed in 1982 and was extended in the 1990s. Also in the 1990s the club turned its two pitches into one and purchased a field, just across the road, to provide three more much needed pitches.