Bearwood, Dorset

Bearwood is a suburb of the Dorset town of Poole in the UK. Although some think of it being in neighbouring Bournemouth as there is only one access road from the rest of Poole (and several from Bournemouth).Bearwood is centred on a supermarket and medical and neighbourhood centre in King John Avenue. The area was mainly developed in the 1980s on what had been open heathland. The roads are named after titles of English nobility and people linked to the signing of the Magna Carta. This is derived from the fact that the oldest road in the area, a part of the Wimborne to Bournemouth road, is called Magna Road as it passes through the village of Canford Magna en route. One of the oldest houses was built in 1920. There also is a School and Nursery in the area, Bearwood Primary and Nursery School.Public transportBuses from three companies serve Bearwood:Wilts & Dorset Service 11 goes to Poole via Alderney. Service 32 was introduced in mid-2011 which goes via Kinson to Bournemouth.Yellow Buses (RATP Group) Service 4a goes to Bournemouth via Kinson, Winton and Bournemouth railway station, Service 4d used to come from Wimborne via Merley to Bournemouth which passes through Bearwood but the current 4d goes through Ferndown instead. Service 6 route via Wallisdown to Bournemouth Service 27 route which goes to Poole via Alderney since of 3 November is discontinued