Purewell

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Purewell Meadows Nature Reserve.

Purewell is an area of Christchurch, Dorset. [1]

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]

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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.

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