Southampton Old Bowling Green, on the corner of Lower Canal Walk and Platform Road, Southampton, England, is the world's oldest surviving bowing green

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Southampton Old Bowling Green, situated on the corner of Lower Canal Walk and Platform Road, Southampton, England, is the world's oldest surviving bowling green. It was first used in 1299. Chesterfield Bowling Club in Derbyshire is believed to date back to 1294. Bowls started to be played regularly on the Southampton Old Bowling Green in 1299. It had previously been a general recreation area established as a close for the warden of the God's House Hospital during the reign of Richard I the Lionheart. It is therefore the oldest bowling green still in use in the world.

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