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Walkford
| Walkford | |
|---|---|
 The Walkford Pub in Walkford | |
  Walkford Location within Dorset | |
| OS grid reference | SZ219944 |
| Civil parish | |
| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | CHRISTCHURCH |
| Postcode district | BH23 |
| Dialling code | 01425 |
| Police | Dorset |
| Fire | Dorset and Wiltshire |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| UK Parliament | |
Walkford is a suburb of Christchurch, in the electoral ward of Highcliffe and Walkford, in the unitary authority of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, in the ceremonial county of Dorset, England. The suburb historically was in Hampshire.[1]
History
[edit]The name "Walkeforde" is first recorded in the 15th century in connection with Milton parish to the east.[2] The name likely referred to a crossing over the Chewton stream, (now known as the Walkford Brook).[2] A settlement called Walkford is first noted in the late 19th century, and much of the Walkford area was developed in the early-to-mid 20th century.[2]
Politics
[edit]Walkford shares a parish council and a BCP Council ward with Highcliffe.[3] Walkford is part of the Christchurch parliamentary constituency for elections to the House of Commons. It is currently represented by Conservative MP Christopher Chope.
Culture
[edit]Walkford was used as a filming location for One Foot in the Grave.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Walkford, Christchurch - area information, map, walks and more". Ordnance Survey Get Outside. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
- ^ a b c "Christchurch Historic Urban Character Area 23. Walkford". Dorset Historic Towns Survey: Christchurch. Dorset County Council. p. 204.
- ^ Martin, Andy (14 November 2019). "Highcliffe and Walkford residents offered a chance to have their say under new neighbourhood plan". Bournemouth Echo. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
- ^ One Foot in the Grave Series 6 DVD Commentary
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Situated in local authority Highcliffe, Walkford is classed as urban with city and town. Nearest towns are New Milton (2 miles away), Christchurch (3 miles away), Lymington (6 miles away), with the capital city, London being 88 miles away.
Dorset
Long known as 'Thomas Hardy country' Dorset has everything from literary trails to Iron Age settlements, old-fashioned seaside resorts to beautiful Jurassic Coastline. Featuring a number of Blue Flag white sand beaches and ease of access from London, Dorset is popular in the UK for quick weekend trips to the sea.
But it is not just a county built around its coastline. Inland it also offers some quintessentially English landscapes, crossed by the chalk ranges of the South Dorset and North Dorset downs, agriculturally fertile valleys in Frome, Stour and the Vale of Blackmore and the famous marble quarries of Purbeck and Portland.
Inhabited since at least 8000BC Dorset's high chalk hills have offered defensive settlements for thousands of years and there are Neolithic and Bronze Age Settlements at almost every turn. In addition there are numerous Iron Age Hill Forts, with Maiden Castle being the most famous and well worth a visit.
The elegant and charming town of Dorchester is built on endless Roman remains and artefacts and there are some excellent sites and museums there. Also worth seeing are the ruins of Corfe Castle and historic sites at Athelhampton and Cranborne Manor and Gardens, as well as Sherbourne Castle, home of Sir Walter Raleigh.
For those looking for something a bit more relaxing, Bournemouth has been dealing in 'laid back' for over two hundred years now. The writer Augustus Granville included Bournemouth in his Book of Spas in 1841 and ever since tourists have been flocking there for the 'medicinal air,' beautiful beaches, stunning gardens and temperate climate.
Now a curious combination of art deco calm, bohemian cafes and numerous old people's homes, it is certainly laid back! For something less sedate, most people head out along the 95 miles of spectacular, untouched coastline, known as the 'Jurassic Coast' for its incomparable selection of Jurassic, Triassic and Cretaceous fossils and now the UK's only natural UNESCO World Heritage site.
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Where is it?
LocationWalkford
Ward
Highcliffe
Local Authority
Christchurch
Council
Constituency
County
Dorset
Region
South West
Country
England
Classification
Urban with City and Town
Area Type
Non-metropolitan District
ONS GSS ID
E00103114
LSOADZ_NAME
Christchurch 003A
Government ID
Christchurch 003
Coordinates
50.741, -1.692
Phone Code
(01590) xxxxxx
Nearby Towns
| New Milton | 1.9 mi |
| Christchurch | 2.5 mi |
| Lymington | 5.8 mi |
| Bournemouth | 7.5 mi |
| Southampton | 17.1 mi |
| Portsmouth | 26.9 mi |
| Reading | 58.3 mi |
| Cardiff | 81.2 mi |
| London | 88.4 mi |
| Edinburgh | 364.5 mi |
