Richmond Hill is an area of

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. It is to the north of Bournemouth Town Centre, south of

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and west of Lansdowne. The area is located around the road of the same name.

History

In 2018 and 2019, the road was turned into a temporary waterslide in the summer. In 2023,

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will move into the Nationwide building in Richmond Hill. In 2024, a police investigation was launched into a suspected brothel in the area.

Buildings

* Portman Building Society (formerly) * Bournemouth Daily Echo building * Sacred Heart Church * Norfolk Royale Hotel * St. Andrew's Church, Richmond Hill – 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

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. The same ward elected councillors to

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. Richmond Hill is also part of the

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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 1848 – 7 October 1918), was an English composer, teacher and historian of music. Born in Richmond Hill, Bournemouth, Parry's first major works appeared in 1880. As a composer he is ...

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, St. Andrew's Church, Richmond Hill. 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 The A338 is a major primary route in southern England, that runs from the junction with the A35 at Poole in Dorset to the junction with the A420 at Besselsleigh in Oxfordshire, a distance of . In Bournemouth and Poole the road is known as ...

References

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