Church of Ascension

Church of Ascension is a church in Southampton, England. Church of Ascension is situated near Bitterne Park United Reformed Church, as well as near the community center Persian Cultural Centre.

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Type: Church
Denomination: Anglican
Description: church building in Southampton, Hampshire, England, UK
Also known as: “Church of the Ascension” and “Church of the Ascension, Bitterne Park”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Cobden Bridge and Bitterne railway station.

Cobden Bridge

Bridge

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Cobden Bridge is a major road bridge in Southampton, UK. It crosses the River Itchen joining the suburbs of St Denys and Bitterne Park. It forms part of the A3035. The present bridge dates from 1928, but there has been a bridge on this site since 1883. Cobden Bridge is situated 1,100 feet west of Church of Ascension.

Bitterne railway station

Railway station

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Bitterne railway station is located in eastern Southampton, England. It is on the main Southampton to Portsmouth coastal line, and serves the suburbs of Bitterne, Bitterne Manor, Bitterne Park and Midanbury. Bitterne railway station is situated 2,000 feet south of Church of Ascension.

Cobbett Road Library

Library

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Cobbett Road Library is situated 2,000 feet south of Church of Ascension.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bitterne Park and St Denys.

Bitterne Park

Suburb

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Bitterne Park is a suburb and Electoral Ward of Southampton, England, on the Eastern bank of the River Itchen, built on sloping parkland which once formed part of Bitterne Manor.

St Denys

Suburb

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St Denys is a partially riverside district of Southampton, England, centred 1.5 miles north north-east of the city centre facing variously Bitterne Park and quay across the River Itchen estuary.