Hurn

Hurn
Hurn village stores
Hurn Location within Dorset
Population	468 (2001 Census)
OS grid reference	SZ127970
Civil parish	Hurn
Unitary authority	Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Ceremonial county	Dorset
Region	South West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	CHRISTCHURCH
Postcode district	BH23
Police	Dorset
Fire	Dorset and Wiltshire
Ambulance	South Western
UK Parliament	Christchurch
List of places UK England Dorset 50°46′21″N 1°49′17″W / 50.77245°N 1.82126°W / 50.77245; -1.82126

Hurn is a village and civil parish in the historic county of Hampshire and the ceremonial county of Dorset, England. Situated between the River Stour and River Avon, administratively Hurn is part of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole unitary authority, lying 5 miles (8 km) north-east of the Bournemouth town centre. In 2001, the village had a population of 468.

Hurn is the location of Bournemouth Airport (originally RAF Station Hurn), an important airfield dating to the Second World War. The village was served by Hurn railway station from 1863 to 1935, and the station building and platform are extant. They are now used as the Avon Causeway Hotel.^[1]

Hurn is listed in the Domesday Book as "Herne" (in the Egheiete Hundred of Hantescire),^[2] and was later known in the 13th century as Hyrne and in the 14th century as Hurne. The name is derived from the old English "hyrne", which means a disused part of a field or the land sectioned by an oxbow lake.^[3]

Hurn Court is a Grade II listed manor house, formerly home to the Earls of Malmesbury.

Politics

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

References

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This page was last edited on 18 December 2023, at 06:04