Stadiums · South East England
Victoria Park, Bournemouth
Victoria Park, Bournemouth — football ground in Bournemouth.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Nearest railway station
- Bournemouth · 2.7 km
About
Victoria Park, Bournemouth is a stadium in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1890. Wikidata describes it as: "football ground in Bournemouth". Coordinates: 50.7470°, -1.8867°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: River Avon System SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Victoria Park, Bournemouth is a football ground in Victoria Park in Bournemouth and has been the home of Bournemouth F.C. since 1890. It was also a short lived greyhound racing track from 1928 to 1934.
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Background
History
The stadium is believed to have opened on the site of an old farmers field around 1890 when Bournemouth F.C. moved into the ground. The club continued to be the sole users of the ground off Namu Road until 1928 when a greyhound company took ownership of the site.
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- Coordinates
- 50.7470, -1.8867
- Parish
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, unparished area
- Postcode
- BH9 2RU
- Parliamentary constituency
- Bournemouth West
- Established
- 1890
- Nearest railway station
- Bournemouth — 2.7 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q28404309 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Victoria Park (Bournemouth) (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Bournemouth , Victoria Park - geograph.org.uk - 1744769.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Victoria Park, Bournemouth?
- Victoria Park, Bournemouth is in South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode BH9 2RU), in the parish of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, unparished area.
- When was Victoria Park, Bournemouth built?
- Built or established in 1890.
- Who owns Victoria Park, Bournemouth?
- Victoria Park, Bournemouth is owned by | operator =.
- Is Victoria Park, Bournemouth a protected site?
- Yes — Victoria Park, Bournemouth is part of the River Avon System SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- How do I get to Victoria Park, Bournemouth?
- The nearest railway station is Bournemouth, about 2.7 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode BH9 2RU.