Midanbury
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Midanbury is a small suburb of Southampton, England, bordering Bitterne, Bitterne Park and Townhill Park.
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[edit] 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.
[edit] 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.
[edit] 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 Police.
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| Above Bar | Bassett | Bassett Green | Bevois Valley | Bitterne | Bitterne Park | Bitterne Manor | Chartwell Green* | Chilworth* | Coxford | Freemantle | Harefield | Highfield | Lordshill | Lordswood | Mansbridge | Maybush | Midanbury | Millbrook | Northam | Nursling | New Town | Old Town | Polygon | Portswood | Redbridge | Rownhams | Shirley | Sholing | St Deny's | St Mary's | Swaythling | Totton* | Weston | Woolston | |
| * These areas are outside the city boundary | |
