River Avon

River Avon is a stream in , . River Avon is situated nearby to the village , as well as near .
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Stocks and Christchurch Castle.

are feet restraining devices that were used as a form of corporal punishment and public humiliation. The use of is seen as early as Ancient Greece, where they are described as being in use in Solon's law code.

is a Norman motte and bailey castle in , . The earliest stonework has been dated to 1160. The castle's site is inside the old Saxon burh dominating the River Avon's lowest crossing.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Christchurch and Wick.

is a town in , famed for its millennium-old priory, from which the town derives its name.

Village
is a village on the south bank of the River Stour in , , just short of the Stour's entry into . Along with the nearby village of , it originally formed a tithing in the Hundred of , before becoming part of the Civil Parish of in 1894.

Suburb
is a neighbourhood of in the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole unitary authority in the ceremonial county of , England. is within parish, and is situated on the shore of , 1 mile east of town centre.

River Avon

Latitude
50.73874° or 50° 44′ 20″ north
Longitude
-1.77609° or 1° 46′ 34″ west
Elevation
3 feet (1 metre)
Open location code
9C2WP6QF+FH
Geo­Names ID
2656745
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Highlights include Christchurch railway station and Christchurch Priory.

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