Midanbury

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Midanbury

Coordinates: 50.926° N 1.3646° W
Unitary authority	Southampton
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

Midanbury

Midanbury within Greater Southampton

Midanbury is a small suburb of Southampton, England, bordering Bitterne, Bitterne Park and Townhill Park.

1 History
2 Today
3 Controversy
4 External links

[edit] History

It is named after the country house "Midanbury Lodge" which was situated on the summit of a hill to the east of Southampton. The house no longer stands, and the land was used for intense house building. The only clue to the existence of the house is the name of the pub in the area, "The Castle", which was named after the crenellated gates of the house.

[edit] Today

The boundaries of the suburb are not clearly defined, although the hub of Midanbury is the row of shops at the top of Witt's Hill, sometimes referred to as Midanbury Broadway, but more commonly called 'The Castle', in reference to The Castle pub situated at the end of the broadway.

[edit] Controversy

The shop "Alldays" (now a branch of the Co-Op) on Midanbury Broadway briefly made headlines in 2002, when it was revealed that store staff had caught a shoplifter and requested the police attend, but the police responded that they were too busy and asked the staff to make sure the shoplifter was caught on CCTV before letting him go. The incident was reported in most tabloid newspapers and was a source of embarrassment to Hampshire Police.

Subdivisions and suburbs of the City of Southampton