Bournemouth is a coastal resort town in the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole council area of Dorset, England.
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36 Facts About Bournemouth
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Bournemouth's growth accelerated with the arrival of the railway, and it became a town in 1870.
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Bournemouth's location has made it a popular destination for tourists, attracting over five million visitors annually with its beaches and popular nightlife.
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Bournemouth hired the young local architect Benjamin Ferrey to develop the coastal area on the east side of the stream.
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Bournemouth grew at a faster rate as Tapps-Gervis began developing the area similarly to the south coast resorts of Weymouth and Brighton.
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The Bournemouth Improvement Act of 1856 granted greater financial autonomy to the town and a pier was approved that year.
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Bournemouth became a municipal borough in 1890 and a county borough in 1900.
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Bournemouth Blitz saw heavy damage to the town during the Second World War despite initially escaping heavy bombing.
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In 2012 Bournemouth was unsuccessful in its bid for city status, losing out to Chelmsford, Essex in competition with 26 other towns to commemorate Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee.
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Bournemouth is seeking city status for the Platinum Jubilee Civic Honours.
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Bournemouth, therefore, became part of the non-metropolitan county of Dorset on 1 April 1974.
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On 1 April 1997, Bournemouth became a unitary authority, independent from Dorset County Council.
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Areas within Bournemouth include: Boscombe, Kinson, Southbourne, Springbourne, Throop, Westbourne, Winton and Pokesdown.
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Bournemouth is directly north of Old Harry Rocks, the easternmost end of the Jurassic Coast, 96 miles of coastline designated a World Heritage Site in 2001.
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Bournemouth has small areas of green belt within its district to the north and east, mostly along the fringes of the shared border with the Christchurch and East Dorset districts.
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Bournemouth seafront is one of the UK's biggest attractions with 4.
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Bournemouth is a tourist and regional centre for leisure, entertainment, culture and recreation.
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In recent years, Bournemouth has become a popular nightlife destination with UK visitors and many clubs, bars and restaurants are located within the town centre.
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Bournemouth has more than 200 listed buildings, mainly from the Victorian and Edwardian eras, including three grade I churches; St Peter's, St Clement's and St Stephen's.
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Detailed Land Use Survey by the Office for National Statistics in 2005 noted that the local authority area of Bournemouth had the third-highest proportion of land taken up by domestic gardens, 34.
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One of Bournemouth's most noted cultural institutions is Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra which was formed in 1893 under Dan Godfrey.
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Bournemouth Food and Drink Festival is a ten-day event which combines a market with live cookery demonstrations.
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Since 2008, Bournemouth has held its own air festival over four days in August.
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Bournemouth eventually retired to the area in the 1960s with his wife Edith, where they lived close to Branksome Chine.
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Bournemouth has many historic landmarks, mainly dating from the Victorian and Edwardian era.
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Bournemouth has three Grade I listed churches, St Peter's and St Stephen's in the town centre and St Clement's in Boscombe.
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Bournemouth Eye was a helium-filled balloon attached to a steel cable in the town's lower gardens.
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Town has a professional football club, AFC Bournemouth, known as the Cherries, which will play in the Premier League.
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Bournemouth has the third largest community of surfers in the UK and in 2009 an artificial surf reef, one of only four in the world, was constructed there.
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Originally an RAF airfield, Bournemouth Airport was transferred to the Civil Aviation Authority in 1944 and was the UK's only intercontinental airport before the opening of Heathrow Airport in 1946.
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Under the later reforms of 1997, Bournemouth became a unitary authority and the Bournemouth local education authority was re-established.
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Chabad-Lubavitch of Bournemouth is a branch of the worldwide movement.
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The Bournemouth Reform Synagogue, formerly known as Bournemouth New Synagogue, is a Reform Jewish synagogue with over 700 members.
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Bournemouth has been home to a number of musicians, including Max Bygraves OBE comedian, singer, actor and variety performer.
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Bournemouth has been the home of sporting world champions: Freddie Mills, who won the World Light Heavyweight title in 1948.
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