Ward in Southampton, England
| Coordinates: | 50.92, -1.447 |
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| OS grid ref: | SU 38 13 |
| Dialling code: | 0238 (Southampton) |
Millbrook sits in the western suburbs of Southampton, close to the city’s docks and industrial fringe. The ward combines pockets of post‑war and late‑20th century housing with small commercial strips and light industrial sites; its name reflects the historic presence of a mill and brook that once served local agriculture before the area was absorbed into the expanding port city.
Today it is a fairly mixed, multicultural community with local schools, shops and green spaces that punctuate the built‑up areas, and it has been the focus of periodic regeneration and community projects aimed at improving housing and facilities. Good road links give straightforward access into the city centre and the port, so the ward retains a practical, working‑town character alongside quieter residential streets.
SO15 8NY, SO16 4BS, SO16 9DD, SO15 4JH, SO16 9EG, SO16 4NE, SO16 4QT, SO16 4EL, SO15 4JG … See all