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Christchurch is an ancient town, lying between the Rivers Avon and Stour just north of their confluence and of Christchurch Harbour, in the south-west of Hampshire. The town is reputed to have been founded around AD 650 by missionaries sent to Wessex by St Birinus. The town appears in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle in 901 as 'Tweoxneam' (between rivers). The harbour became one of the most important in Saxon England. Alfred the Great made it a burh and had defensive walls built around the settlement. Christchurch Castle, a ruined Norman motte and bailey castle, stands within the Saxon burh. The settlement had a Saxon Church as early as 800 AD and a community of secular canons. This was re-established as a priory around 1094 by Ranulf Flambard, a minister to William II, who began the building of Christchurch Priory church. The town became known as Christchurch from around this time. Whilst most of the priory buildings were destroyed in the Dissolution, the church survived as the parish church. The Town Hall, in the neoclassical style, dates from 1746. The town is within the council area of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole.
Place Type: Town
Historic County: Hampshire
Lat, Long: 50.733739,-1.776076
Grid Reference: SZ 1589 9270
Civil Parish: Christchurch CP
Council Area: Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole CA
Police Area: Dorset PA
GBPN ID: 9291
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Christchurch,_Hampshire_9291
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Place Type: Town
Historic County: Hampshire
Lat, Long: 50.733739,-1.776076
Grid Reference: SZ 1589 9270
Civil Parish: Christchurch CP
Council Area: Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole CA
Police Area: Dorset PA
GBPN ID: 9291
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Christchurch,_Hampshire_9291
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