Strouden Park or Strouden is an area of

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, England.

History

Historically part of

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, Strouden Park was known archaically known as Stronden. In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's ''Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales'' described

Holdenhurst Holdenhurst is a village in the civil parish of Throop and Holdenhurst, in the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole district, in Dorset, England, situated in the green belt land of the north-east suburbs of Bournemouth. The village comprises fewe ...

like this: On 17 April 2021, the local post office and convenience store was destroyed in a fire.

Geography

Strouden Park is north of Queen's Park, west of

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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

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surgery and the

Castlepoint Shopping Centre Castlepoint is a shopping centre in Strouden Park, Bournemouth, Strouden Park, Bournemouth, Dorset, in the United Kingdom, occupying a site containing around 40 shops, including major retailers such as Marks & Spencer, New Look (company), New L ...

Bournemouth North Cemetery and Bournemouth Crematorium Bournemouth North Cemetery and Bournemouth Crematorium is a municipal cemetery in Bournemouth, England. The cemetery is located between the suburbs of Charminster, Strouden Park and Queen's Park and is owned by Bournemouth, Christchurch and Pool ...

is off Strouden Avenue.

Governance

Strouden Park is part of the Muscliff and Strouden Park ward which elects three members of

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council, which styles itself BCP Council, is the Local government in England, local authority for Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, a local government district in the ceremonial county of Dorset, England. Th ...

. It is part of the

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, for elections to the

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References

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