Lower Parkstone Poole- Conveniently located between Bournemouth
and Poole Centre. Lower Parkstone is the more upmarket area of the two
Parkstones "Lower Parkstone and Upper Parkstone"
The down market Upper Parkstone is sliced in half by the very long shopping
street of Ashley Road. To the west Lower Parkstone, and to the East, the
seemingly endless streets, packed tightly together with pre and post war
detached, semidetached and terrace house's, bungalows and conversion flats,
also some recently built apartment blocks to the south towards Branskome
and Westbourne. The quality of the homes in Lower Parkstone are
more in keeping with its close neighbours, Lilliput and Canford Cliffs.
Good news for the home hunter, as Lower Parkstone benefits from lower
Prices, as the desired sea view, or close proximity to the sea is missing.
Not by much, as the Southern most part of Lower Parkstone is just yards
from the magnificent Poole Harbour.
New Development in Lower Parkstone - Travel up the
hill, south of Ashley Cross "Village", and you find the area
is peppered with new developments and conversions. A pointer, that the
area is under valued, and represents both a good short, and long term
investment. A very pleasant and convenient place to live, There is an
eclectic mix of bars, Restaurant's and shops at Ashley Cross Village,
the heart of Lower Parkstone. Poole Town centre is a short drive, and
Bournemouth only 15 minutes away. Sandbanks, Canford Cliffs and Lilliput
5/10 minutes in the car.
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What Wikipedia says about Parkstone.
Parkstone is an area of Poole, Dorset. It is divided into 'Lower' and 'Upper' Parkstone. Upper Parkstone - "Up-on-'ill" as it is known in local parlance - is so-called because it is largely on higher ground slightly to the north of the lower-lying area of Lower Parkstone - "The Village" - which includes areas adjacent to Poole Harbour.
Because of the proximity to the shoreline, and the more residential nature of Lower Parkstone, it is the more sought-after district, and originally included Lilliput and the Sandbanks Peninsula (now part of Canford Cliffs) within its offical bounds. Lower Parkstone is centred on Ashley Cross, the original location of Parkstone Grammar School, near to the Parish Church of St. Peter. Despite the residential reputation, Parkstone was the site of several industrial undertakings, the largest being George Jennings South Western Pottery, a manufacturer of salt-glaze drainage and sanitary pipes, which had its own steam locomotive, that ran on a private branch line from Parkstone Station. Much of this area was agricultural until the 1920s and 1930s.
Upper Parkstone includes large areas of smaller artisan housing, and the shopping street of Ashley Road and the parish church of St. John are its central focus. There are larger properties, however, and the views from this higher part of the suburb across Poole Harbour to the Purbeck Hills are spectacular. Many photographs taken over the years from the Constitution Hill viewpoint exist as postcards, and can be used chart the changes to the area.