Strouden Park or Strouden [1] is an area of Bournemouth, Dorset, England. [2]
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]
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.
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]
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.