2010

SZ1592 : The Priory Church, Christchurch

taken 14 years ago, near to Christchurch, Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole, England

This is 1 of 2 images, with title The Priory Church, Christchurch in this square
The Priory Church, Christchurch
The Priory Church, Christchurch
Edward the Confessor founded a monastery here in 1043, probably on the site of an earlier Saxon church. Of the monastic buildings, only the church now remains. Shortly after the rebuilding of the monastery buildings in 1095, the town was renamed from Twyneham (meaning the place between rivers – ie the Avon and the Stour) to Christchurch because of the importance of the monastery which later became a priory.

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Category: Church
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Christchurch Town [54] · Priory Church [44] · River Stour [38] Title Clusters: · The Priory Church, Christchurch [2] ·
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SZ1592, 509 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
David Dixon   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Wednesday, 4 August, 2010   (more nearby)
Submitted
Monday, 23 August, 2010
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SZ 159 925 [100m precision]
WGS84: 50:43.9312N 1:46.4887W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SZ 159 925
View Direction
East-southeast (about 112 degrees)
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