Bitterne Park

Bitterne Park
Cobden Bridge crosses the River Itchen at Bitterne Park
Bitterne Park shown within Greater Southampton
Unitary authority	Southampton
Ceremonial county	Hampshire
Region	South East
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	SOUTHAMPTON
Postcode district	SO18
Dialling code	023
Police	Hampshire
Fire	Hampshire
Ambulance	South Central
UK Parliament	Southampton Itchen
European Parliament	South East England
List of places: UK • England • Hampshire

Coordinates: 50°′″N 1°′″W / 50.9238, -1.3718

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-operative 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.

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 and later the Post Office branch; however, there is a cash machine in the Co-operative store which does not charge for withdrawals. There has been a recent boom in take-away restaurants in Bitterne Triangle, including a fish and chip shop, 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, with St Denys and Swaythling on the other side of the river.

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