Christchurch Harbour

Christchurch Harbour is a natural harbour in the county of Dorset, on the south coast of England named after the nearby town of Christchurch. Two rivers, the Avon and the Stour, flow into the harbour at its northwest corner.

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Places of Interest

Highlights include Warren Hill and Church of All Saints.

Warren Hill

Peak

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Warren Hill is the elevated part of Hengistbury Head in Dorset, England, overlooking Christchurch to the North and dominating Poole Bay to the West. With finds stretching back over 10,000 years, it is a site of international importance in terms of its archaeology and is scheduled both as an Ancient Monument, and a Local Nature Reserve.

Church of All Saints

Church

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Mudeford Lifeboat Station

Building

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Mudeford Lifeboat Station can be found on Mudeford Quay, a promentory forming the north shore of the entrance to Christchurch Harbour, approximately 6 miles east of Bournemouth, in the county of Dorset, England.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Stanpit and Mudeford.

Stanpit

Suburb

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

Mudeford

Suburb

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Mudeford is a harbourside and beachside parish based on a former fishing village in the east of Christchurch, Dorset, England, fronting water on two sides: Christchurch Harbour and the sands of Avon Beach.

Wick

Village

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

Christchurch Harbour

Type: Harbor
Description: harbour area in the United Kingdom
Categories: natural harbor and transportation
Location: Christchurch, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

50.72187° or 50° 43′ 19″ north

Longitude

-1.7525° or 1° 45′ 9″ west

Elevation

-13 feet (-4 metres)

Open location code

9C2WP6CX+P2

GeoNames ID

6544202

Wikidata ID

Q2055615

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Dutch: “Christchurch Harbour”

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