Rookery

Rookery is a forest in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, England. Rookery is situated near the suburb Iford, as well as near Jumpers Corner.

Places of Interest

Highlights: Dean Court and Stocks.

Dean Court

Stadium

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Dean Court, currently known as Vitality Stadium for sponsorship purposes, is a football stadium in Boscombe, a suburb of Bournemouth, Dorset, England, and is the home ground of Bournemouth. The stadium has a capacity of 12,357.

Stocks

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

Christchurch Castle

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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.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Christchurch and Bournemouth.

Christchurch

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

Bournemouth

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Bournemouth is a seaside resort town in the county of Dorset on the south coast of England. Bournemouth is known for its popularity with pensioners and has many residential care homes due to its constant and warm weather.

Boscombe

Suburb

Photo: Mike Faherty, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Boscombe is a suburb in Bournemouth, England. Historically in Hampshire, but today in Dorset, it is located to the east of Bournemouth town centre and west of Southbourne.

Rookery

Type: Forest
Location: Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

50.7353° or 50° 44′ 7″ north

Longitude

-1.801° or 1° 48′ 4″ west

Open location code

9C2WP5PX+4H

OpenStreetMap ID

way 247816677

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=wood

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Iford and Jumpers Corner.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Iford Meadows and Iford Scout Centre.

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