Strouden Park
Suburb of Bournemouth, England
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Strouden Park or Strouden[1] is an area of Bournemouth, Dorset, England.[2]
History
Historically part of Hampshire, Strouden Park was known archaically known as Stronden.
In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Holdenhurst like this:
HOLDENHURST, a village and a parish in Christchurch district, Hants. The village stands on the river Stour, 3 miles NW of Christchurch r. station. The parish contains the tythings of Redhall, Moordown, Charminster, Stronden [sic], Great Dean and Little Down, Muccleshell, Muscliffe, and Throop; extends to the coast: and is all included in Christchurch borough.[3]
On 17 April 2021, the local post office and convenience store was destroyed in a fire.[4]
Geography
Strouden Park is north of Queen's Park, west of Townsend and east of Redhill. Woodbury is an area of Strouden Park. Woodbury Roundabout is a major intersection of the A3060 road.
Facilities
Strouden Park is served by a National Health Service surgery[5] and the Castlepoint Shopping Centre.[6]
Bournemouth North Cemetery and Bournemouth Crematorium is off Strouden Avenue.[7]
Governance
Strouden Park is part of the Muscliff and Strouden Park ward which elects three members of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council.[8][9] It is part of the Bournemouth East parliamentary constituency, for elections to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom.
