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Early history. Saxon period. The Priory church. The castle. The leper hospital. The English Civil War. 18th and 19th centuries. Ambitious plans. The Battle of Mudeford. Workhouses and poor relief. Schooling. Services and transport. 20th century. Services and transport. World War II. Archaeology. Industrial history. Boatbuilding.
Mar 14, 2021 · The first stagecoaches began to run from Christchurch in 1640. Then in 1642 came the Civil War. At first, Christchurch was in the hands of the Royalists but in April 1644 a parliamentary army captured the town. Later that year the royalists made 2 attempts to capture Christchurch. The first time they were driven back.
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During the First World War Christchurch was active in providing many hospitals for wounded troops and training sites for trench warfare. St Catherine’s Hill was one such site, used again in...
The name we know the town by today came into use after a church was built there in the 11 th century. It was around 1095 the Normans established a priory. A leper hostel is also known to have existed. During the Middle Ages Christchurch saw a castle built, the introduction of a weekly market and an annual fair.
Christchurch ( / ˈkraɪs ( t) tʃɜːrtʃ /) is a town and civil parish on the south coast [3] of Dorset, England. The parish had a population of 31,372 in 2021. [1] It adjoins Bournemouth to the west, with the New Forest to the east. Part of the historic county of Hampshire, Christchurch was a borough within the administrative county of ...
- 19.5 sq mi (50.4 km²)
- Dorset
- 31,372 (2,021 Census)
- South West England
Sep 7, 2015 · Soldiers, sailors, airmen, refugees and war workers came from the British Empire and the Commonwealth, the United States, occupied Europe, and neutral countries like Ireland. Even before the war, many refugees had come to Britain from Austria, Czechoslovakia and Germany.
Christchurch in World War II - Part 1. £1.75. Quantity. Add to Cart. The story of Christchurch in the Second World War is told by Michael Hodges in two parts. In the first part the topics of the Coastal Defence, the Christchurch Anti-Tank Island and Civil Defence are covered. Michael Hodges 1st Edition 2001 Paperback 20 pages.
