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 Northcote 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.HistoryThe original suburb of Springbourne covered 93acre 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 began its life as a village providing many of the craftsmen the artisans who worked in the growing town of Bournemouth many of the Cottages they lived in built in the Victorian era can still be seen today near Holdenhurst Road Later came the Avenues of Edwardian Houses many named after Presidents and Statesmen of the United StatesThe Cricketers (1867) Arms in Windham Road has the accolade of being the oldest pub in Bournemouth. Originally known as the Cricketers Hotel, named after the cricket ground that once existed on land opposite, on the council works beyond where the railway line now runs.The original stables and coach house is still there and heritage experts reckon the front of the pub was extended a short distance around 1910. The stained glass windows and the bar are thought to date from the same time and, according to stories handed down by regulars, the bar was taken from a cruise ship.Bournemouth-born boxing world champion Freddie Mills lived in nearby Spring Road and used to drink in the Cricketers.

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Springbourne is Bournemouth based place and this enity listed in City category.