Strouden Park

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

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History

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Shops and post office in 2008

On 17 April 2021, the local post office and convenience store was destroyed in a fire. [3]

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.

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Woodbury Avenue in Strouden Park

Facilities

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Castlepoint Shopping Centre, Strouden Park

Strouden Park is served by a National Health Service surgery [4] and the Castlepoint Shopping Centre. [5]

Bournemouth North Cemetery and Bournemouth Crematorium is off Strouden Avenue. [6]

Governance

Strouden Park is part of the Muscliff and Strouden Park ward which elects three members of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council. [7] [8] It is part of the Bournemouth East parliamentary constituency, for elections to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom.

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References

  1. "Strouden, Bournemouth". GetOutside. Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
  2. "Information for Strouden Park in Bournemouth". www.geopunk.co.uk. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  3. "Post office and store gutted in devastating early hours blaze". Bournemouth Echo. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
  4. "South Coast Medical Group | NHS Doctors in Dorset". www.stroudenpark.co.uk. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  5. "Home Page - Castlepoint Shopping Park". www.castlepointshopping.com. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  6. "Bournemouth Crematorium". www.bcpcouncil.gov.uk. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
  7. "Muscliff and Strouden Park". www.bcpcouncil.gov.uk. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  8. "Local elections 2019: the count for Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole as it happened". Bournemouth Echo. Retrieved 6 October 2020.

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