Girl feeding swans at River Stour in Christchurch, Dorset popular retirement town on the south coast of England, United Kingdom

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Girl feeding swans at River Stour in Christchurch, Dorset popular retirement town on the south coast of England, United Kingdom Christchurch is a borough and town in the county of Dorset on the south coast of England. The town adjoins Bournemouth in the west and the New Forest lies to the east. Historically within Hampshire, it joined Dorset with the reorganisation of local government in 1974 and is the most easterly borough in the county. It covers an area of square miles (51 km2) and has a population of approximately 45,000, making it the fourth most populous town in the county. Christchurch was founded in the 7th century at the confluence of the rivers Avon and Stour which flow into Christchurch Harbour.

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Location: Christchurch, Dorset, England, United Kingdom
Photo credit: © Jeff Gilbert / Alamy / Afripics
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