Victoria Park, Dorset

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Victoria Park Methodist Church in Bournemouth. Bournemouth , Winton - Victoria Park Methodist Church - geograph.org.uk - 1703667.jpg
Victoria Park Methodist Church in Bournemouth.

Victoria Park is a area of Bournemouth, Dorset. The area is south of Moordown, north-west of Winton and east of Talbot Village, Wallisdown and Ensbury Park.

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History

In 2020, an Experimental Traffic Regulation Order (ETRO) was created on Victoria Park Road in order to create a Low Traffic Neighbourhood in Victoria Park. [1]

Facilities

Victoria Park has a Methodist Church [2] and is residence of the Victoria Park Football Ground, the home of Bournemouth F.C. [3]

Politics

Victoria Park Road. Bournemouth , Winton - Victoria Park Road and Speed Sign - geograph.org.uk - 1703690.jpg
Victoria Park Road.

Victoria Park is part of the Bournemouth West constituency, and is part of the Wallisdown and Winton West ward for elections to Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council.

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References

  1. "Victoria Park Road". www.bcpcouncil.gov.uk. Retrieved 2020-10-16.
  2. "Victoria Park Homepage - Victoria Park Methodist Church". www.vpmc.org.uk. Retrieved 2020-10-07.
  3. "Bournemouth FC – The Poppies" . Retrieved 2020-10-07.

Coordinates: 50°44.8′N1°53.0′W / 50.7467°N 1.8833°W / 50.7467; -1.8833