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Prittlewell Square is a
park A park is an area of natural, semi-natural or planted space set aside for human enjoyment and recreation or for the protection of wildlife or natural habitats. Urban parks are urban green space, green spaces set aside for recreation inside t ...
situated in
Southend-on-Sea Southend-on-Sea (), commonly referred to as Southend (), is a coastal city and unitary authorities of England, unitary authority area with Borough status in the United Kingdom, borough status in south-eastern Essex, England. It lies on the nor ...
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Essex Essex ( ) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in the East of England, and one of the home counties. It is bordered by Cambridgeshire and Suffolk to the north, the North Sea to the east, Kent across the Thames Estuary to the ...
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overlooking the
Thames Estuary The Thames Estuary is where the River Thames meets the waters of the North Sea, in the south-east of Great Britain. Limits An estuary can be defined according to different criteria (e.g. tidal, geographical, navigational or in terms of salinit ...
. It is the oldest park in Southend-on-Sea. The clock at the entrance to the Square was donated by local jeweller and philanthropist R A Jones. The Square lies within the Clifftown Conservation Area, which was designated in 1968 due to the historic and architectural significance of the area. image:Prittlewell Square 2.jpg, View across Prittlewell Square garden image:Jones clock Prittlewell Square.jpg, Clock donated by R A Jones image:Prittlewell Square - geograph.org.uk - 1164699.jpg, Prittlewell Square pond image:Pathway and benches in Prittlewell Square - geograph.org.uk - 734156.jpg


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Parks and nature reserves in Southend-on-Sea Gardens in Essex {{Essex-geo-stub