Wick, Bournemouth
Village on the south bank of the River Stour in Dorset, England, just short of the Stour's entry into Christchurch Harbour.
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Bournemouth
Coastal resort town in the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole council area of Dorset, England.
Coastal resort town in the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole council area of Dorset, England.
The first mention of Bournemouth comes in the Christchurch cartulary of 1406, where a monk describes how a large fish ("uni magno piscis"), 18 ft long, was washed up at "La Bournemothe" in October of that year and taken to the Manor of Wick; six days later, a portion of the fish was collected by a canon from Christchurch Priory and taken away as tithe.
Southbourne, Dorset
Suburb of Bournemouth in Dorset, England.
Suburb of Bournemouth in Dorset, England.
Strictly, Southbourne refers to the area near to the coast; areas further inland are West Southbourne, Tuckton and Wick.
Christchurch Harbour
Natural harbour in the county of Dorset, on the south coast of England named after the nearby town of Christchurch.
Natural harbour in the county of Dorset, on the south coast of England named after the nearby town of Christchurch.
To the west side of the harbour are Wick Fields, the southern flank of the harbour being bounded by Hengistbury Head, a prominent coastal headland.
Tuckton
Suburb of Bournemouth, situated on the River Stour in the eastern part of the borough.
Suburb of Bournemouth, situated on the River Stour in the eastern part of the borough.
It went through several owners including John Sloman of Wick House, who began breeding pigs on the unproductive plateau above Tuckton in the 1840s.
Christchurch, Dorset
Town and civil parish in Dorset on the south coast of England.
Town and civil parish in Dorset on the south coast of England.
Another ferry crosses the Stour between Wick and the Quay just below Tuckton Bridge.
Hengistbury Head
Headland jutting into the English Channel between Bournemouth and Mudeford in the English county of Dorset.
Headland jutting into the English Channel between Bournemouth and Mudeford in the English county of Dorset.
The main nature reserve area faces Christchurch Harbour, and is contiguous with the reed beds of Wick Fields.
BH postcode area
Group of 26 postcode districts in southern England, within eleven post towns.
Group of 26 postcode districts in southern England, within eleven post towns.
Southbourne, Tuckton, Wick
