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The beach and pier at Bournemouth, Hampshire

Bournemouth Bournemouth is a large coastal resort town in Hampshire. It has no harbour nor sheltered water, but it does have seven miles of beaches stretching away either side of the town. This is not an ancient town by any means but was founded and named in 1810 by Lewis Tregonwell. This new village became popular as a holiday resort but its growth accelerated with the arrival of the railway, becoming a recognised town in 1870. Today it is the largest town on the coast between Southampton and Plymouth, its townscape joining Bournemouth to Christchurch to the east and Poole to the west in Dorset. 24 Herbert Road in Bournemouth forms the westernmost point of Hampshire. (Read more)