Christchurch railway station
Christchurch railway station serves the town of Christchurch in Dorset, England. The station is a stop on the South West Main Line between London Waterloo and Weymouth.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Railway station
- Description: railway station in Christchurch, England
- Also known as: “CHR”, “Christchurch Railway Station”, and “Christchurch Station”
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Stocks and Christchurch Castle.
Stocks
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Stocks are feet restraining devices that were used as a form of corporal punishment and public humiliation. The use of stocks is seen as early as Ancient Greece, where they are described as being in use in Solon's law code. Stocks is situated 2,800 feet southeast of Christchurch railway station.
Christchurch Castle
Christchurch Castle is a Norman motte and bailey castle in Christchurch, Dorset, England. 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. Christchurch Castle is situated 2,900 feet southeast of Christchurch railway station.
Red House Museum and Gardens
Museum
Photo: Ykraps, Public domain.
Red House Museum and Gardens is situated 2,900 feet southeast of Christchurch railway station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wick and Iford.
Wick
Village
Photo: Mike Faherty, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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.
Iford
Suburb
Iford is a suburb of Bournemouth, situated in the eastern part of the borough. It is also known as a bridging point over the River Stour, connecting Bournemouth with Christchurch. The parish church of St Saviour's was built in 1935–36.
Southbourne
Suburb
Southbourne is a suburb of Bournemouth, in the unitary authority area of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, in the ceremonial county of Dorset, England.
Christchurch railway station
- Categories: station and transportation
- Location: Christchurch, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.73837° or 50° 44′ 18″ northLongitude
-1.78473° or 1° 47′ 5″ westElevation
16 feet (5 metres)Operator
South Western RailwayNetwork
National RailAbbreviation
“CHR”Open location code
9C2WP6Q8+84OpenStreetMap ID
node 45131803OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stationOpenStreetMap feature
railway=stationOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesGeoNames ID
6952299Wikidata ID
Q5109112
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to French—“Christchurch railway station” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “station Christchurch”
- Egyptian Arabic: “محطة كريستشورتش”
- French: “Christchurch”
- French: “gare de Christchurch”
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