Farrer Park is a subzone of the

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planning area in the Central Region of Singapore, as defined by the

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bounded by

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, Rangoon Road, Race Course Road, Northumberland Road, Tekka Lane and

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. The name "Farrer Park" historically referred to an open field situated to the west of this subzone, now commonly known as Farrer Park Field, located within

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planning area.

Etymology

Farrer Park and

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were named after R. J. Farrer (died 1956), who was

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Assessor and later President of the Municipal

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s in the 1920s. In 1952, there was an unsuccessful attempt to change the name of Farrer Road in order to avoid confusion with Farrer Park, situated in a different location.

References

*National Heritage Board (2002), ''Singapore's 100 Historic Places'', Archipelago Press, *Victor R Savage, Brenda S A Yeoh (2004), ''Toponymics - A Study of Singapore Street Names'', Eastern University Press,

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