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The leisure park, which opened in 1989, was a development initiated by local Dorset businessman Bill Riddle, who operated a landfill site in the area. [2] The site chosen for the park was at Mannings Heath, [1] on 53 acres of heathland just outside Poole. [2]
Dorset is a small community located on the boundary between the Algonquin Highlands Township in Haliburton County, Ontario and Lake of Bays Municipality in Muskoka District, Canada. Dorset was originally called Cedar Narrows. In 1859 Francis Harvey became the first European settler here. Zachariah Cole mapped out the area for the government ...
Splashdown is a water park located at the Tower Park complex near to Poole, Dorset, England. The park opened in 1990 and was one of the founding attractions at Tower Park. The park experiences approximately 180,000 visitors a year. [1] It has 8 indoor water slides which operate all year round and 5 outside rides which operate only during the ...
Alum Chine; Bear Cross; Boscombe; Bournemouth Town Centre; Bournemouth University; Branksome Woods; Charminster; Durley Chine; East Cliff; East Howe; Ensbury Park
Kingland Road in Poole town centre. The Lighthouse is on the right, the bus station is on the left. Poole town centre is an area of Poole, Dorset. It is just to the west of Poole Park. [1] Poole Old Town is home to many historic buildings like the 15th-century Scaplen's Court, the 18th-century Custom House and the Victorian St James' Church.
Branksome Park is a suburb of Poole in Dorset, which adjoins Branksome, Dorset. [1] The area covers approximately 360 acres (1.5 km 2), mostly occupied by housing, and includes Branksome Chine which leads to the award-winning blue-flagged beaches of Poole. Branksome Park is one of Poole's most affluent areas. It is on the border of Poole, with ...
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Merley is a large housing estate in Poole, a mile (2 km) south of Wimborne Minster. Originally called Myrle, Merley was a manor in the tithing of Great Canford (or Canford Magna ). The village merges with that of Oakley , and the housing estate was originally going to be called "Oakley Garden Village", note Oakley Shops and other signposts ...