Wick

Wick 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.
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  • Type: Village
  • Description: village in Bournemouth, Dorset, United Kingdom
  • Also known as: “Wick, Bournemouth” and “Wick, Dorset”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Stocks and Christchurch Castle.

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

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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.

Museum
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The is a museum of local history located in . The red-brick Georgian building was constructed in 1764 as the parish workhouse.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Christchurch and Southbourne.

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

Suburb
is a suburb of , in the unitary authority area of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, in the ceremonial county of , England.

Suburb
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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.

Wick

Latitude
50.72705° or 50° 43′ 37″ north
Longitude
-1.77855° or 1° 46′ 43″ west
Elevation
7 feet (2 metres)
Open location code
9C2WP6GC+RH
Open­Street­Map ID
node 30133595
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
6544197
Wiki­data ID
Q7998217
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Welsh—“Wick” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Wick, Bournemouth”
  • Irish: “Wick”
  • Polish: “Wick (Bournemouth)”
  • Polish: “Wick”
  • Welsh: “Wick, Bournemouth”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

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