Springbourne
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Springbourne is a suburb of Bournemouth
. It occupies the north-east part of the main built-up area, north of Boscombe
. Its formal boundaries are Windham Road to the west, the Wessex Way (A338)
to the north, Ashley Road to the East and the railway line to the south.
Its main road, Holdenhurst Road, was formerly the A338
, the main road into Bournemouth from the north and north-east. It has now been bypassed, but it is still one of the main shopping streets and bus routes of Bournemouth.
Springbourne was a settlement for crafts people and cottages were laid out along Holdenhurst Road for labourers. The Cricketers (1867) Arms in Windham Road has the accolade of being the oldest pub in Bournemouth. Springbourne Library opened in 1909 and was only made possible by its benefactor, Andrew Carnegie
.
Bournemouth
Bournemouth is a large coastal resort town in the ceremonial county of Dorset, England. According to the 2001 Census the town has a population of 163,444, making it the largest settlement in Dorset. It is also the largest settlement between Southampton and Plymouth...
. It occupies the north-east part of the main built-up area, north of Boscombe
Boscombe
Boscombe is a suburb of Bournemouth. Located to the east of Bournemouth town centre and west of Southbourne, It developed rapidly from a small village as a seaside resort alongside Bournemouth after the first Boscombe pier was built in 1888...
. Its formal boundaries are Windham Road to the west, the Wessex Way (A338)
A338 road
The A338 is a major trunk road in southern England, that runs from the junction with the A35 at Bournemouth in Dorset to the junction with the A420 at Besselsleigh in Oxfordshire, roughly long.-Route:...
to the north, Ashley Road to the East and the railway line to the south.
Its main road, Holdenhurst Road, was formerly the A338
A338 road
The A338 is a major trunk road in southern England, that runs from the junction with the A35 at Bournemouth in Dorset to the junction with the A420 at Besselsleigh in Oxfordshire, roughly long.-Route:...
, the main road into Bournemouth from the north and north-east. It has now been bypassed, but it is still one of the main shopping streets and bus routes of Bournemouth.
History
The original suburb of Springbourne covered 93 acres (376,358 m²) and at one time was known as Boscombe Heath. The area gets its name from an old spring that came from near the Windham Road end of Spring Road. The stream then wandered underground to Boscombe Chine and out to sea.Springbourne was a settlement for crafts people and cottages were laid out along Holdenhurst Road for labourers. The Cricketers (1867) Arms in Windham Road has the accolade of being the oldest pub in Bournemouth. Springbourne Library opened in 1909 and was only made possible by its benefactor, Andrew Carnegie
Andrew Carnegie
Andrew Carnegie was a Scottish-American industrialist, businessman, and entrepreneur who led the enormous expansion of the American steel industry in the late 19th century...
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