Macclesfield Park is a park located in Lower Makefield Township, Pennsylvania, in the United States.Macclesfield Park, lmt.org (Lake Makefield Township website), Retrieved 27 October 2014
It hosts games, tournaments and practices for Pop Warner football, youth and adult soccer, baseball and softball, and teams belonging to the Pennsbury School District, primarily the soccer and Ultimate teams. Access is by permit only. The park borders the Delaware River and is accessed via River Road (Pennsylvania Route 32).
The front 60 acres of the park was dedicated in 1989. Stephen Beede, a 13-year-old township resident, won a contest to name the park after learning through research that the Makefield name likely derived from Macclesfield in England.Gagnier, Mary (12 November 1989). Link To Macclesfield, England, Is Explored By The 2 Makefields, Philadelphia Inquirer The back 30 acres of the park was dedicated in 1997.LMT 2015 Park and Recreation - Presentation to the Lower Makefield Township Board of Supervisors - May 20, 2009, lmt.org, Retrieved 27 October 2014Projects: Macclesfield Park , pcs-civil.com (Pickering Corts & Summerson, site development company)
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