Bournemouth
TownLocation
Place type
Town
Location
Latitude: 50.72, Longitude: -1.9
Hierarchy
- Europe
- United Kingdom
- England
- Dorset
- Bournemouth
Description
Popular resort since ca. 1810, when town grew around residence of Dorset squire, Lewis Tregonwell; expanded with railways 1870; called "Sandbourne" in Thomas Hardy's novel Tess of the D'Urbervilles; includes large residential areas & some light industry.