Purewell is an area of
Christchurch, Dorset
Christchurch () is a town and civil parish in Dorset on the south coast of England. The town had a population of 31,372 in 2021. For the borough the population was 48,368. It adjoins Bournemouth to the west, with the New Forest to the east. Part ...
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History
St John's Mission Church was built in 1880–81 at the expense of Miss Mary Long.
In 2020, Purewell lost their
Post Office
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Politics
Purewell and
Stanpit elected two councillors to
Christchurch Borough Council until 2019. It is now part of
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (BCP) is a Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority area in the Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county of Dorset, England. It was created on 1 April 2019 by the merger of the areas that wer ...
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Purewell is part of the
Christchurch parliamentary constituency for elections to the
House of Commons
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. It is currently represented by
Conservative
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MP Christopher Chope
Sir Christopher Robert Chope (born 19 May 1947) is a British barrister and politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Christchurch in Dorset since 1997. A member of the Conservative Party, he was first elected in 1983 fo ...
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References
Areas of Christchurch, Dorset
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