The first mention of Bournemouth comes in the Christchurch cartulary of 1406, where a monk describes how a large fish ("uni magno piscis"), 18 feet (5.5 metres) long, was washed up at "La Bournemothe" in October of t… See more

In the 12th century the region around the mouth of the River Bourne was part of the Hundred of Holdenhurst. The hundred later became the Liberty of Westover when it was extended to include the settlements of North Ashley, … See more

There is one tier of local government covering Bournemouth, at unitary authority level: Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council, which is based at the Civic Centre (formerly known as Bournemouth Town Hall) on Bo… See more