Bournemouth, looking down on Bourne Avenue and Richmond Hill - geograph

Richmond Hill is an area of

Bournemouth Bournemouth () is a coastal resort town in the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole council area of Dorset, England. At the 2011 census, the town had a population of 183,491, making it the largest town in Dorset. It is situated on the Southern ...

Dorset Dorset ( ; archaically: Dorsetshire , ) is a county in South West England on the English Channel coast. The ceremonial county comprises the unitary authority areas of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole and Dorset (unitary authority), Dors ...

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. Just to the north of

Bournemouth Town Centre Bournemouth Town Centre is an area of Bournemouth, Dorset. The town centre is the central business district and is located near the coast between West Cliff and East Cliff. History In 1908 a tramway accident killed 7 people in the Town Cent ...

, south of

Richmond Park Richmond Park, in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, is the largest of Royal Parks of London, London's Royal Parks, and is of national and international importance for wildlife conservation. It was created by Charles I of England, C ...

and west of

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. The area is around a road of the same name.

History

In 2018 and 2019, the road was turned into a temporary

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in the summer.

Buildings

Portman Building Society The Portman Building Society was a mutual building society in the United Kingdom, providing mortgages and savings accounts to consumers and offering loans to commercial enterprises. Its head office was in Bournemouth and its administration cent ...

(formerly) *

Bournemouth Daily Echo The ''Bournemouth Daily Echo'', commonly known as the ''Daily Echo'' (a.k.a. the ''Bournemouth Echo''), is a local newspaper that covers the area of southeast Dorset, England, including the towns Poole, Bournemouth and Christchurch. Published ...

building * Sacred Heart Church *

Norfolk Royale Hotel The Norfolk Royale Hotel is a Grade II listed building and 4 star Victorian hotel on Richmond Hill, Bournemouth, Dorset in England. The hotel is one of Bournemouth's most historic buildings and stands behind St. Andrew's Church, Richmond Hill ...

St. Andrew's Church, Richmond Hill St. Andrew's Church is a Grade II listed Gothic Victorian church in Richmond Hill, Bournemouth, Dorset, England. A United Reformed church, it is noted for being the largest church in the town. The church stands behind the Norfolk Royale Hote ...

– the largest church in

Transportation

In 1975, the A338 underpass was built underneath Richmond Hill Roundabout. The Square is at the bottom of Richmond Hill.

Politics

Richmond Hill is part of the Bournemouth Central ward for elections to the

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council is a unitary local authority for the district of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in England that came into being on 1 April 2019. It was created from the areas that were previously administered by ...

. The same ward elected councillors to

Bournemouth Borough Council Bournemouth Borough Council was the local authority of Bournemouth in Dorset, England and ceased to exist on 1 April 2019. It was a unitary authority, although between 1974 and 1997 it was an administrative district council with Dorset. Previou ...

. Richmond Hill is also part of the Bournemouth West

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for elections to the

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Notable people

Hubert Parry Sir Charles Hubert Hastings Parry, 1st Baronet (27 February 18487 October 1918) was an English composer, teacher and historian of music. Born in Richmond Hill in Bournemouth, Parry's first major works appeared in 1880. As a composer he is b ...

was born in Richmond Hill * John Elmes Beale, politician and businessman

Gallery

File:Bournemouth, Richmond Hill St. Andrew’s from across the flooded Gardens - geograph.org.uk - 2559899.jpg, alt=, St. Andrew’s Church across from a flooded River Bourne in 2011. File:Bournemouth, Richmond Hill URC Church - geograph.org.uk - 1174645.jpg,

. File:Bournemouth , Richmond Hill - geograph.org.uk - 1118987.jpg, View up Richmond Hill File:Views from the Eye (10) - Marshall Point - geograph.org.uk - 1505429.jpg, The Marshall Point building at the top of Richmond Hill. File:Bournemouth , Richmond Hill - geograph.org.uk - 1118989.jpg, The Bournemouth Daily Echo building on the left. File:Bournemouth, Richmond Hill slip roads - geograph.org.uk - 1728928.jpg, The Richmond Hill slip-road at the A338 road.

References

Areas of Bournemouth {{Dorset-geo-stub