Purewell

Purewell
Purewell Meadows Nature Reserve
Ladysmith Close, Purewell
Purewell Location within Dorset
Unitary authority	Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Ceremonial county	Dorset
Region	South West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	BOURNEMOUTH
Postcode district	BH
Police	Dorset
Fire	Dorset and Wiltshire
Ambulance	South Western
UK Parliament	Christchurch
List of places UK England Dorset 50°44′13″N1°46′08″W / 50.737°N 1.769°W / 50.737; -1.769

Purewell is an suburb of Christchurch, Dorset. ^[1] The area is south of Burton, east of Christchurch Town Centre, west of Somerford and north of Stanpit.

History

Purewell is part of the Anglican parish of Christchurch Priory. To provide a place of worship closer to the local residents, St John's Mission Church was built in 1880 at the expense of Miss Mary Long, ^[2] on the site of former workhouses, and opened by the Bishop of Winchester in February 1881. ^[3]

In 2020, Purewell lost its Post Office. ^[4]

Politics

Purewell and Stanpit elected two councillors to Christchurch Borough Council until 2019. It is now part of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole.

Purewell is part of the Christchurch parliamentary constituency for elections to the House of Commons. It is currently represented by Conservative MP Christopher Chope.

References

1. "Purewell". Purewell. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
2. "The mission hall" . The Hampshire Advertiser. 5 February 1881. Retrieved 15 January 2021– via British Newspaper Archive.
3. "St John at Purewell". Parish of Christchurch. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
4. "Post Office staff to be made redundant as Purewell site closes today". Bournemouth Echo. 8 September 2020. Retrieved 2 December 2020.