Queen's Park, Bournemouth
50°44′25″N 1°50′39″W / 50.7403°N 1.8443°W / 50.7403; -1.8443
Queen's Park is one of the largest parks that is in Bournemouth, Dorset. It is home to Queen's Park Golf course. Its also name of the suburb the park is in.
History
The coronation of King Edward VII and his Queen, Alexandra of Denmark was scheduled to take place on 26 June 1902. to mark the occasion, Bournemouth Council agreed on 20 May 1902 to rename common No 59 as "King's Park" and common No 60 as "Queen's Park". The coronation was postponed until August when the King suffered an attack of appendicitis on 25 June.[1]
Politics
Queen's Park is part of the Queen's Park ward for elections to Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council which elect two councillors.
Queen's Park is part of the Bournemouth East parliamentary constituency, for elections to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom.
References
- ^ "The Park" (PDF). QPAA. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
- v
- t
- e
Bournemouth, Dorset
- Alder Hills
- Bear Cross
- Boscombe
- Charminster
- East Cliff
- East Howe
- Ensbury Park
- Hengistbury Head
- Hill View
- Holdenhurst
- Iford
- Kings Park
- Kinson
- Knighton Heath
- Lansdowne
- Littledown
- Malmesbury Park
- Mayfield Park Estate
- Meyrick Park
- Moordown
- Muccleshell
- Muscliff
- Northbourne
- Pokesdown
- Queen's Park
- Redhill
- Richmond Hill
- Richmond Park
- Slades Farm
- Southbourne
- Springbourne
- Strouden Park
- Talbot Heath
- Talbot Village
- Talbot Woods
- Throop
- Town Centre
- Townsend
- Tuckton
- Turbary Park
- Victoria Park
- Wallisdown
- Warren Hill
- Westbourne
- West Cliff
- West Howe
- Wick
- Winton
- Withybed Wood
- Woodbury
Authority control databases  | |
|---|---|
| International |
|
| National |
|
 | This Dorset location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- v
- t
- e
 | This golf-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- v
- t
- e
