Christchurch Castle

castle, now ruinous, in Christchurch, Dorset, England, UK

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• British Listed Buildings entry^@
• Gatehouse Gazetteer entry^@
• Historic England entry^@
• Historic England entry^@
• CastlesFortsBattles article^@
• Freebase entry^@
• Google Maps entry^@
• Tripadvisor page^@
• Gatehouse Gazetteer entry^@

Location: 50.7337, -1.77465, ///puts.origin.clap, Google, Bing, Aerial View, OldMapsOnline, ESRI Imagery, Historic Markers, KML, NLS, OS,  eDoB, 

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Christchurch Castle 4

Christchurch Castle 5

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Christchurch Castle 6

Christchurch Castle 7

Christchurch Castle, detail - geograph.org.uk - 503967

Christchurch Castle - geograph.org.uk - 1232859

Christchurch - Castle - geograph.org.uk - 1763910

Christchurch - Castle - geograph.org.uk - 1763942

Christchurch - Castle - geograph.org.uk - 1763968

Christchurch - Castle - geograph.org.uk - 1763987

Christchurch - Castle - geograph.org.uk - 1764005

Christchurch - Castle - geograph.org.uk - 1764018

Christchurch - Castle - geograph.org.uk - 1764028

Christchurch - Castle - geograph.org.uk - 1764272

ChristchurchCastle

Christchurch Castle Ruins - geograph.org.uk - 163496

Christchurch, Constable's House - geograph.org.uk - 503963

Christ church

Christchurch, the castle - geograph.org.uk - 503966

Descent of the motte - geograph.org.uk - 1232900

View from the Town Bridge

Type	Date	Description	Keywords	Notes	Source
link		British Listed Buildings entry@			Wikidata
link		Gatehouse Gazetteer entry@			Wikidata
link		Historic England entry@			Wikidata
link		Historic England entry@			Wikidata
link		CastlesFortsBattles article@			Wikidata
link		Freebase entry@			Wikidata
link		Google Maps entry@			Wikidata
link		Tripadvisor page@			Wikidata
link		Gatehouse Gazetteer entry@		Christchurch Castle	Gatehouse Gazetteer
fort	1937	Bouldnor Battery			Wikidata
fort	1545	Brownsea Castle			Wikidata
fort	1868	Cliff End Battery			Wikidata
fort	1856	Fort Albert			Wikidata
fort		Fort Victoria	tripadvisor		Wikidata
fort	1856	Freshwater Redoubt			Wikidata
fort	1863	Golden Hill Fort			Wikidata
fort	1869	Hatherwood Battery			Wikidata
fort		Heavy Anti-aircraft battery on Arne Hill			Wikidata
fort		Light Anti-aircraft battery on Holton Heath, 210m west of Sandford House			Wikidata
fort		Light Anti-aircraft battery on Holton Heath, 650m south east of Sandford House			Wikidata
fort	1862	Warden Point Battery			Wikidata
museum	1541	Hurst Castle	tripadvisor		Wikidata
museum	1967	Royal Signals Museum	tripadvisor		Wikidata
museum	1861	The Needles Battery	tripadvisor		Wikidata
museum	1547	Yarmouth Castle	tripadvisor		Wikidata
walls		Town wall W of Thames Street			Wikidata
image	2007	Christchurch Castle 1			Wikimedia
image	2008	Christchurch Castle 2			Wikimedia
image	2008	Christchurch Castle 3			Wikimedia
image	2008	Christchurch Castle 4			Wikimedia
image	2008	Christchurch Castle 5			Wikimedia
image	2008	Christchurch Castle 61			Wikimedia
image	2008	Christchurch Castle 6			Wikimedia
image	2008	Christchurch Castle 7			Wikimedia
image	2004	Christchurch Castle, detail - geograph.org.uk - 503967			Wikimedia
image	2009	Christchurch Castle - geograph.org.uk - 1232859			Wikimedia
image	2010	Christchurch - Castle - geograph.org.uk - 1763910			Wikimedia
image	2010	Christchurch - Castle - geograph.org.uk - 1763942			Wikimedia
image	2010	Christchurch - Castle - geograph.org.uk - 1763968			Wikimedia
image	2010	Christchurch - Castle - geograph.org.uk - 1763987			Wikimedia
image	2010	Christchurch - Castle - geograph.org.uk - 1764005			Wikimedia
image	2010	Christchurch - Castle - geograph.org.uk - 1764018			Wikimedia
image	2010	Christchurch - Castle - geograph.org.uk - 1764028			Wikimedia
image	2010	Christchurch - Castle - geograph.org.uk - 1764272			Wikimedia
image	2008	ChristchurchCastle			Wikimedia
image	2002	Christchurch Castle Ruins - geograph.org.uk - 163496			Wikimedia
image	1997	Christchurch, Constable's House - geograph.org.uk - 503963			Wikimedia
image	2007	Christ church			Wikimedia
image	2004	Christchurch, the castle - geograph.org.uk - 503966			Wikimedia
image	2009	Descent of the motte - geograph.org.uk - 1232900			Wikimedia
image		View from the Town Bridge			Wikimedia