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Location and coordinates are for the approximate centre of Bournemouth within this administrative area. Geographic features and populated places may cross administrative borders.
Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887). John Bartholomew
Bournemouth, watering-place, Christchurch and Holdenhurst pars., Hants, on Poole Bay, 5 miles SW. of Christchurch by rail and within its parl. limits, 3333 ac., pop. 16,858; 3 Banks, 3 newspapers. Bournemouth has sprung up within the last fifty years, and owes its fame as a watering-place to the great variety of its picturesque scenery and to the mildness of its climate, making it a favourite resort for invalids during winter and early spring. There are sands, extending about 3 miles from E. to W.; rugged cliffs, in many places indented with chines and dells; and picturesque pleasure-grounds bordering the Bourne stream. The pier, 838 ft. long, is a pleasant promenade.
