Ferndown is a town and civil parish in the East Dorset district of Dorset in southern England, situated immediately to the north of unitary authorities of Poole and Bournemouth. The parish, which until 1972 was called Hampreston, includes the communities of Hampreston, Longham, Stapehill and Trickett's Cross. The latest population figure (according to the 2011 census) for the parish is 26,559.
Population: 17,650
Latitude: 50° 48' 26.75" N
Longitude: -1° 53' 59.10" W
Bournemouth Collegiate School is a co-educational independent day and boarding school based on two sites in Poole and Bournemouth, Dorset on the southern coast of England. The prep school (ages 2-11) is located at Poole and the senior school (ages 1…
Ballard Down is an area of chalk downland on the Purbeck Hills in the English county of Dorset. The hills meet the English Channel here, and Ballard Down forms a headland, Ballard Point, between Studland Bay to the north and Swanage Bay to the south…
Talbot Heath School is a selective, independent day and boarding school for girls aged 3–18 located in Talbot Woods, Bournemouth; the school was established in 1886.
Rockbourne Roman Villa is a Roman courtyard villa excavated and put on public display in the village of Rockbourne in the English county of Hampshire, England. The villa was discovered in 1942 by a local farmer and excavated by A. T.
The Ringwood, Christchurch and Bournemouth Railway was a railway company to link Christchurch and Bournemouth to the London and South Western Railway's Southampton and Dorchester line at Ringwood. The RC&BR opened in 1862 from Christchurch to Ringwo…
Horton is a village in East Dorset, England, situated on the boundary between the chalk downland of Cranborne Chase and the heathland of the New Forest, ten miles north of Poole. The village has a population of 515 (2001).
Hinton Admiral is the estate and ancestral home of the Tapps-Gervis-Meyrick family. It is located in the settlement of Hinton, near Bransgore, Hampshire.
The Great Globe at Swanage is one of the largest stone spheres in the world. The Great Globe is constructed of Portland stone.
Breamore House is an Elizabethan manor house noted for its fine collection of paintings and furniture and situated in Breamore, just north of Fordingbridge, Hampshire, England.
Branksome Park is a suburb of Poole in Dorset, which adjoins Branksome, Dorset.
Bournemouth Winter Gardens was a theatre located in Bournemouth, England. The original building was a glass clad structure, similar to the Crystal Palace in London.
Wimborne was a railway station in Wimborne Minster in the county of Dorset in England. Open from 1 June 1847 to 2 May 1977, it was sited just north of the River Stour in what is still Station Road.
Whitecliff, is a small area of Parkstone in Poole, Dorset, England. It is situated near the eastern shore of Poole Harbour and is a very sought-after residential district of Poole due to its park and harbour view.
The West Cliff Railway, or West Cliff Lift, is a funicular railway located in the English seaside resort of Bournemouth.
RAF Station Winkton is a former World War II airfield in Hampshire, England.
RAF Christchurch is a former Royal Air Force installation and was located southeast of the A337/B3059 junction in Somerford, Christchurch, Dorset, England.
RAF Bisterne is a former Royal Air Force Advanced Landing Ground in Hampshire, England.
Poole Bay is a bay in the English Channel, on the coast of Dorset in southern England, which runs from the mouth of Poole Harbour in the west, to Hengistbury Head in the east. It consists of steep sandstone cliffs and several 'chines' that allow eas…