Strouden Park is an area of
Bournemouth,
Dorset
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,
England
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History
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
National Health Service
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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, Bournemouth, Charminster, Strouden Park and Queen's Park, Bournemouth, Queen's Park ...
is off Strouden Avenue.
Politics
Strouden Park is part of the
Muscliff and Strouden Park ward for elections to
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council which elect three councillors.
It is part of the
Bournemouth East
Bournemouth East is a parliamentary constituency in Dorset represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2005 by Tobias Ellwood, a Conservative.
Constituency profile
The seat is mostly home to White British people and covers ...
parliamentary constituency
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, for elections to the
House of Commons of the United Kingdom.
References
Areas of Bournemouth
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