# Bradlaugh Fields

Northampton · golf-course · tier: draft · Retrofit Atlas record `n-13b36ac34c` · release 2026-10-21

Canonical: https://retrofitatlas.org/golf-courses/intl/northampton-bradlaugh-fields/  
JSON: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/n-13b36ac34c.json · Provenance: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/n-13b36ac34c.provenance.json · API: https://retrofitatlas.org/api/v1/sites/n-13b36ac34c

## Facts

| Field | Value | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Status | built | none |
| Strategy | regreen | none |
| New use | park | none |
| What is there now | wildlife park | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Acres | 150.0 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Redeveloper | Northampton Borough Council | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |

## Parties

- Northampton Borough Council — developer

## Timeline

- 1987: proposed to build housing on the site
- 1998: opened as a wildlife park

## Background (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, shortened)

Bradlaugh Fields is a 60-hectare (150-acre) open space in Northampton. The site is a former golf course. In 1987 it was proposed to build housing on the site, but after a campaign by local residents it was acquired by Northampton Borough Council and opened as a wildlife park in 1998. It was named after Charles Bradlaugh, a leading nineteenth century radical and atheist who was MP for Northampton. Three fields with a total area of 17.5 hectares are managed by the Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire as a nature reserve also called Bradlaugh Fields.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bradlaugh_Fields

## Sources

- Bradlaugh Fields — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bradlaugh_Fields

## Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Bradlaugh Fields, Northampton." Record n-13b36ac34c, release 2026-10-21, tier draft. https://retrofitatlas.org/golf-courses/intl/northampton-bradlaugh-fields/ (accessed 2026-10-21).

```bibtex
@misc{retrofitatlas_northamptonbradlaughfields,
  title = {Bradlaugh Fields, Northampton},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/golf-courses/intl/northampton-bradlaugh-fields/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record n-13b36ac34c, release 2026-10-21, tier: draft. Built on the Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed on the record. Accessed 2026-10-21}
}
```

Licence: research use only; terms undecided with the authors (https://retrofitatlas.org/licence/). Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0. Tiers: curated = from the authors' public map, not reviewed by them; draft = imported or model-extracted, unreviewed.