Strouden Park


Strouden Park or Strouden is an area of Bournemouth, Dorset, England.

History

Historically part of Hampshire, Strouden Park was known archaically known as Stronden.
In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Holdenhurst 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 Townsend 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 surgery and the Castlepoint Shopping Centre.
Bournemouth North Cemetery and Bournemouth Crematorium 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. It is part of the Bournemouth East parliamentary constituency, for elections to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom.