Bitterne Park
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| Unitary authority | Southampton |
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| Region | South East |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | SOUTHAMPTON |
| Postcode district | SO18 |
| Dial code | 023 |
| Police | Hampshire |
| Fire | Hampshire |
| Ambulance | South Central |
| UK Parliament | Southampton Itchen |
| European Parliament | South East England |
| List of places: UK • England | |
Bitterne Park is a suburb of Southampton, England, on the Eastern bank of the River Itchen, built on parkland which once formed part of Bitterne Manor.
The area is largely residential, with Bitterne Park Triangle (sometimes shortened to 'Bitterne Triangle' or simply 'The Triangle') as its focal point. A number of shops cluster around The Triangle, including a CWS Co-op Welcome store, a traditional butcher, a greengrocer, a bakery, second-hand furniture and Persian carpet shops, a chiropody clinic called footmatters, and a Barnardo's charity shop managed by Claire and Ozlem.
Riverside Park provides pleasant walks along the Itchen, up to and beyond the reach of the tide at Woodmill, where the circular saw was invented.
There have been no banking facilities since the closure of NatWest's Triangle branch in the 1990s; however, there is a cash machine in the Co-op which does not charge for withdrawals. There has been a recent boom in take-away restaurants in Bitterne Triangle, including one of the best fish and chip shops in Southampton, a kebab house, Chinese restaurants, Thai restaurants and an Indian restaurant. There is also a website with local news and views.
Bitterne Park is at the Eastern edge of the Cobden Bridge, which links the area to St. Denys on the Western bank. The Southern section of Southampton's Riverside Park is located in Bitterne Park.
Bitterne Park's neighbouring suburbs are (clockwise from the north) Townhill Park, Midanbury and Bitterne.
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Bassett | Bassett Green | Bevois Valley | Bitterne | Bitterne Park | Bitterne Manor | City Centre | Chartwell Green* | Chilworth* | Coxford | Freemantle | Harefield | Highfield | Lordshill | Lordswood | Mansbridge | Maybush | Midanbury | Millbrook | Northam | Nursling | New Town | Ocean Village | Old Town | Polygon | Portswood | Redbridge | Regents Park | Rownhams | Shirley | Sholing | St Deny's | St Mary's | Swaythling | Totton* | Townhill Park | Weston | Woolston |
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