Midanbury

Midanbury

Coordinates: 50°55′34″N 1°21′53″W / 50.926°N 1.3646°W / 50.926; -1.3646

Midanbury
View from Midanbury.jpg
The view over the Itchen Valley from Midanbury
Midanbury is located in Southampton
Midanbury

 Midanbury shown within Southampton
Unitary authority Southampton
Ceremonial county Hampshire
Region South East
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town SOUTHAMPTON
Postcode district SO18
Dialling code 023
Police Hampshire
Fire Hampshire
Ambulance South Central
EU Parliament South East England
UK Parliament Southampton Itchen
List of places: UK • England • Hampshire

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

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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. The remains of the cellars could clearly be seen in the 50's at the north end of Midanbury Crescent before it was developed from the original two bungalows. An odd thing about the address for Midanbury Crescent was that it was in Bitterne Park and not Midanbury.

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.

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 Constabulary.

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