Boscombe
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Boscombe () is a suburb in Bournemouth England. Historically in Hampshire, but today in Dorset, it is located to the east of Bournemouth town centre and west of Southbourne.
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14 sectionsContents
- Geography and administration
- History
- Boscombe Manor
- Expansion
- 20th century
- Recent history
- Schools and arts centre
- Boscombe Chine
- Boscombe Pier
- The Boscombe Devil
- Politics
- Notable people
- References
- External links
Boscombe () is a suburb in Bournemouth England. Historically in Hampshire, but today in Dorset, it is located to the east of Bournemouth town centre and west of Southbourne.
Originally a sparsely inhabited area of heathland, from around 1865 Boscombe developed rapidly from a small village into a seaside resort alongside Bournemouth. Its first pier opened in 1889.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Boscombe” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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