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Hengistbury Head is a sandstone headland attached to Southbourne, which is a suburb of the town of Bournemouth to the west; the nearest major settlement is Christchurch to the north. It is the most easterly part of the Borough of Bournemouth , and marks the most easterly point of Poole Bay .
Warren Hill is the elevated part of Hengistbury Head in Dorset, England, overlooking Christchurch to the North and dominating Poole Bay to the West. With finds stretching back over 10,000 years, [1] it is a site of international importance in terms of its archaeology and is scheduled both as an Ancient Monument, [2] and a Local Nature Reserve.
Christchurch Rowing Club is situated on the Quomps above Christchurch Quay. Hengistbury Head Activities Centre is situated on the South Shore of the Harbour. There are more than 1,400 small boat moorings in the harbour and rivers. [20] Sailing, rowing, canoeing, windsurfing and kite surfing are all practised in the harbour.
Another local centre is Southbourne Crossroads, which is further east towards Hengistbury Head. Seafield Gardens is a public open space which has, since 2001, won a Green Flag Award; it offers various outdoor facilities, including bowls and tennis. It also features a watertower. The easternmost part of the area is called Hengistbury Head.
Part of Hengistbury Head Local Nature Reserve and the Christchurch Harbour Site of Special Scientific Interest, [1] the wood has developed immediately north of the archaeologically and environmentally [2] significant Warren Hill, sheltered from the sea breezes coming from the south and west over Poole Bay.
Poole Bay is a bay in the English Channel, on the coast of Dorset in southern England, which stretches 16 km from Sandbanks at the mouth of Poole Harbour in the west, to Hengistbury Head in the east. Poole Bay is a relatively shallow embayment and consists of steep sandstone cliffs and several 'chines' that allow easy access to the sandy ...
View over Christchurch towards Hengistbury Head The earliest evidence of its use as such is Roman , but it is likely that the hill was used as a lookout post earlier. [ 11 ] Christchurch Harbour was an important trading port in the Iron Age and through the Saxon and Roman periods; and the hill overlooks the Avon and Stour rivers, both navigable ...
The Stour Valley Way is a 64-mile (103 km) long-distance footpath [1] in southern England.From Stourton, Wiltshire, the path travels southeast through Dorset to Hengistbury Head near Christchurch.