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Bitterne

Bitterne is an eastern suburb and ward of , in the ceremonial county of , England. Bitterne derives its name not from the similarly named bird, the bittern, but probably from the bend in the ; the Old English words byht and ærn together mean "house near a bend" or possibly bita ærn; "house of horse bits", either most likely a reference to House.
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  • Type: Suburb with 13,800 residents
  • Description: eastern suburb of Southampton, England
  • Also known as: “Bitterne, Southampton”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Bitterne Library and The Red Lion.

Library
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Pub
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is a pub.

College
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Itchen Sixth Form College is a mixed sixth form college in Bitterne, , , England. It was established in 1906 and was originally a mixed secondary school, it later became Itchen Grammar School under the reforms of the Butler Education Act.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Harefield and Sholing.

Suburb
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is a suburb and Electoral Ward near Bitterne in , . Ward consists of a small council housing estate built around 1952/3 on the 238-acre estate of House and additional private housing.

Suburb
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, previously Scholing, is a suburb on the eastern side of the city of , in the ceremonial county of , England. It is located between the districts of Bitterne, Thornhill and Woolston.

Suburb
Itchen was an urban district in , , from 1898 to 1920. It was formed in 1898 from the parishes of St Mary Extra and . From 1894 to 1898 both these parishes had formed part of the .

Bitterne

Latitude
50.9147° or 50° 54′ 53″ north
Longitude
-1.36032° or 1° 21′ 37″ west
Population
13,800
Elevation
164 feet (50 metres)
Open location code
9C2WWJ7Q+VV
Open­Street­Map ID
node 271055
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
2655538
Wiki­data ID
Q4919059
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In Other Languages

From Breton to Swedish—“Bitterne” goes by many names.
  • Breton: “Bitterne”
  • Catalan: “Bitterne”
  • Dutch: “Bitterne”
  • Latin: “Bitterne”
  • Polish: “Bitterne”
  • Swedish: “Bitterne”

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