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People from Christchurch, Dorset, by occupation (1 C) Pages in category "People from Christchurch, Dorset" The following 27 pages are in this category, out of 27 total.
John Cook was mayor of Christchurch five times (1777, 1779, 1781, 1783, 1786). One notorious smuggler, Sophie Dawes later became a French Baroness. [102] Christchurch was popular with smugglers for a number of reasons: Firstly, the only land approaches to the town were across two bridges, and one of these was frequently out of use.
James Stuart-Wortley was a member of the 1st New Zealand Parliament before he returned to England in 1855. [11] James Temple Fisher was elected to Parliament in 1876. [12] Edward Bishop was the 6th Mayor of Christchurch. [13] Harriet Ritchie became the first nurse at Lyttelton Hospital. [14] Alfred Barker was the surgeon on the voyage.
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Pages in category "People from Christchurch" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 217 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Christchurch was founded in approximately AD 650 by missionaries sent to Wessex by St Birinus, the first Bishop of Dorchester (Oxfordshire). They settled on a stretch of raised land between the rivers Avon and Stour which carried people and their wares to and from market settlements such as Blandford and Old Sarum (near modern Salisbury). [4]
James Gapes (1822–1899), mayor of Christchurch and flautist; Jo Giles (1950–2011), former sports representative and television personality; A. K. Grant (1941–2000), writer, historian and humorist; Charles Gray (1853–1918), independent parliamentarian and mayor of Christchurch; Jeffrey Grice (born 1954), classical pianist
Geology of the Wessex Coast and Southern England, Southampton University, (Accessed between September 2003 and October 2004) Wright, John (2003). Discover Dorset, Rivers and Streams. Wimborne, Dorset.: Dovecote Press. ISBN 1-904349-10-2. The Buildings of England by John Newman and Nikolaus Pevsner. Page 134. Published by Penguin Books 1972 ...