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Concord Park is a large park in the North of Sheffield, England, between Shiregreen and Wincobank. The park consists of Concord Park Golf Course, a country park and Woolley Woods, bordered by Ecclesfield Road. A historic cruck barn lies at the entrance to the park, the last remnant of the Mediaeval hamlet of Oaksfold.

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Concord Park
Standon Crescent, Sheffield Wincobank

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S9 1PN Sheffield, Wincobank
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