Christchurch Priory

Christchurch Priory is an ecclesiastical parish and former priory church in in the English county of . It is one of the longest parish churches in the country and is as large as many of the Church of England Cathedrals.
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  • Email: verger@christchurchpriory.org
  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Anglican
  • Description: Grade I listed church in Christchurch, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, Dorset, England, UK
  • Address: Quay Road, Christchurch, BH23 1BU

Places of Interest Nearby

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. is situated 630 feet north of Christchurch Priory.

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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. is situated 490 feet northwest of Christchurch Priory.

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. is situated 490 feet west of Christchurch Priory.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wick and Stanpit.

Village
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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
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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.

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

Christchurch Priory

Latitude
50.73213° or 50° 43′ 56″ north
Longitude
-1.77416° or 1° 46′ 27″ west
Elevation
23 feet (7 metres)
Open location code
9C2WP6JG+V8
Open­Street­Map ID
way 157706162
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­anglican
Geo­Names ID
10375987
Wiki­data ID
Q5109088
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to German—“Christchurch Priory” goes by many names.

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