Canford Cliffs
Canford Cliffs is a suburb of Poole in Dorset, England. The neighbourhood lies on the English Channel coast midway between Poole and Bournemouth. To the southwest is Sandbanks which has some of the highest property values in the world; with Canford Cliffs it forms a parish which has the fourth highest property prices in the world and second highest in the United Kingdom after London.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Suburb with 8,620 residents
- Description: suburb in Poole, Dorset, England, UK
- Also known as: “Canford Cliffs, Dorset”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Church of the Transfiguration and Brownsea Island.
Brownsea Island
Island
Brownsea Island is the largest of the islands in Poole Harbour, in the county of Dorset, England. The island is owned by the National Trust, with the northern half managed by the Dorset Wildlife Trust. Brownsea Island is situated 2½ miles west of Canford Cliffs.
Brownsea Castle
Castle
Brownsea Castle, also known historically as Branksea Castle, was originally a Device Fort constructed by Henry VIII between 1545 and 1547 to protect Poole Harbour in Dorset, England, from the threat of French attack. Brownsea Castle is situated 2 miles southwest of Canford Cliffs.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Branksome Park and Lilliput.
Branksome Park
Suburb
Branksome Park is a suburb of Poole in Dorset, which adjoins Branksome, Dorset. The area covers approximately 360 acres, mostly occupied by housing, and includes Branksome Chine which leads to the award-winning blue-flagged beaches of Poole.
Lilliput
Suburb
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lilliput is an area of Poole in Dorset, England. It borders Sandbanks, Canford Cliffs, Lower Parkstone, and Whitecliff and has a shoreline within Poole Harbour with views of Brownsea Island and the Purbeck Hills.
Penn Hill
Suburb
Photo: Mike Faherty, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Penn Hill is a suburb and electoral ward of Poole in Dorset, England, bordering on Branksome Park, Canford Cliffs, Sandbanks, Lilliput and Parkstone. It is effectively part of Parkstone.
Canford Cliffs
- Category: locality
- Location: Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.70495° or 50° 42′ 18″ northLongitude
-1.92134° or 1° 55′ 17″ westPopulation
8,620Elevation
121 feet (37 metres)Open location code
9C2WP33H+XFOpenStreetMap ID
node 19793671OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburbGeoNames ID
2653895Wikidata ID
Q5032322
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Welsh—“Canford Cliffs” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Canford Cliffs”
- French: “Canford Cliffs”
- Irish: “Canford Cliffs”
- Polish: “Canford Cliffs”
- Welsh: “Canford Cliffs”
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Localities in the Area
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