Oakdale is a suburb of Poole in

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with a population of 10,949, increasing to 11,554 at the 2011 Census and shares boundaries with Creekmoor, Poole Town, Parkstone, Newtown and Canford Heath

Description

The main type of land use in Oakdale is residential. There are also small private businesses such as convenience stores, take away restaurants and pubs, as well as a

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petrol station. Nearby, there is a small full-time library with an adult learning centre next door in the old premises of the Oakdale

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. The school moved to a new purpose-built site in 1997. The parish church is St George's, built in 1959–60 to the designs of Potter and Hare. There is a large allotment area, several fields and two play parks for children. The main road through Oakdale is the busy Wimborne Road, which forms part of the

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and leads to

Fleetsbridge Fleetsbridge is a small area of Poole, Dorset, centred on a busy gyratory and flyover. It lies north of Poole town centre and borders the neighbouring suburbs of Waterloo, Creekmoor, Oakdale and Canford Heath. The use of land varies between ...

to the north and

Poole Town Centre Poole Town Centre is an area of Poole, Dorset. It is just to the west of Poole Park. Poole Old Town is home to many historic buildings like the 15th-century Scaplen's Court, the 18th-century Custom House and the Victorian St James' Church. H ...

to the south. The home ground of Poole Town F.C. is at Tatnam Farm, and located in Oakdale.

Churches

St George's Church, Oakdale St George's Church is a Church of England church in Oakdale, a suburb of Poole, Dorset, England. It was built in 1959–60 and has been Grade II Listed since 1998. History The first purpose-built church to serve the population of Oakdale was e ...

Schools

The following schools are located in Oakdale: *Stanley Green First School *Oakdale Junior School *

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Politics

Oakdale is in the Poole parliamentary constituency. The suburb covers the ward of the same name for elections to Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council.

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