15-753: River Bourne may refer to: River Bourne, Dorset , a river in Dorset that gives its name to Bournemouth River Bourne, Wiltshire , a tributary of the River Avon in the English county of Wiltshire River Bourne, Berkshire , a tributary of the River Pang in the English county of Berkshire Bourne Eau , a tributary of the River Welland in Lincolnshire River Bourne,
30-740: A tributary of the Thames in Surrey that has two branches: River Bourne, Chertsey , which flows through Chertsey River Bourne, Addlestone , which flows through Chobham and Addlestone River Bourne, France [ fr ] , in the Vercors Massif in south-east of France River Bourne, Kent , a tributary of the River Medway River Bourne, Warwickshire , a tributary of the River Tame, West Midlands [REDACTED] Topics referred to by
45-553: Is believed that one drains Canford Heath , one is fed from the Bournemouth and West Hampshire Water works at Francis Avenue in Knighton Heath and the third is supplied by road run-off. After flowing across Alderney Recreation Ground the stream is culverted for 2.4 kilometres (1.5 mi) and re-emerges at Coy Pond Gardens. The stream is also fed by natural seeps and flushes, and there are 62 documented surface water discharges to
60-581: Is considered to be steep. Reaching Bournemouth Town Centre , it flows through public gardens , known as the Upper, Central and Lower Gardens. It goes underground at The Square (which divides the Central Gardens from the Lower Gardens) and again just before it reaches the beach immediately east of Bournemouth Pier. The stream no longer flows directly into the sea under normal conditions, it instead flows into
75-460: Is culverted and 7.5 kilometres (4.7 mi) is open stream. Its drainage catchment is some 14 square kilometres (5.4 sq mi), about 70% of which lies within the Borough of Poole . The stream is fed from a number of sources but there is little documentary evidence and the actual origins of some are unknown. The head of the stream consists of three culverts emerging from below Ringwood Road; it
90-625: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages River Bourne, Dorset The River Bourne is a small river in Dorset , England. It flows into the English Channel at Bournemouth , taking its name simply from Middle English bourn or burn , a small stream, and giving it to the town at its mouth. The Bourne comprises two main tributaries totalling just over 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) of waterway; of this total length 5.7 kilometres (3.5 mi)
105-446: The bay presents the longest stretch; much exceeded by the total to the west across numerous bays and coves but greater than the three such stretches to the east, Avon Beach , West Wittering and Camber Sands . Measures to prevent coastal erosion have been deployed throughout the 20th century. Concrete seawalls and groynes allowed the construction of homes and roads on the clifftops, but prevented natural supply of sand and gravel to
120-407: The beaches from further erosion over the next century. The plans involve replacing the groynes and adding new ones and replenishing the beaches with 210,000 cubic metres of sand and gravel every three years. In July 2022, marine archaeologists from Bournemouth University unearthed the relics of a 750 years old medieval shipwreck and its cargo off the coast of Dorset . Definite date of the ship
135-480: The combined storm overflow beneath the Pier Approach flyover. During periods of exceptionally high flow, the stream flows over the top of a weir into a concrete culvert, the outlet of which lies just east of Bournemouth Pier. Poole Bay Poole Bay is a bay in the English Channel , on the coast of Dorset in southern England , which stretches 16 km from Sandbanks at the mouth of Poole Harbour in
150-430: The same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=River_Bourne&oldid=1198649905 " Category : Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
165-447: The shore. From 1970 to 2000 over 1.5 million m³ of sand was used to replenish the beaches at Bournemouth and Poole. Many of the beaches along Poole Bay were replenished during the winters of 2005 and 2006 with 1.1 million m³ of sand dredged from Poole Harbour and 700,000 m³ of sand dredged from a Licensed Area off the Isle of Wight. In 2015 a 17-year £43.7million project was approved to protect
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#1732845587707180-536: The watercourse. In the upper reaches, the catchment boundaries are approximately defined by Ringwood Road to the west, Wallisdown Road to the north and Ashley Road/Poole Road to the south. In the lower reaches, the catchment width gradually narrows towards the outfall at Bournemouth Pier. The overall fall between the highest levels in the upper catchment to the Poole Bay outfall is approximately 60 metres (200 ft), giving an overall gradient of approximately 1:100 which
195-484: The west, to Hengistbury Head in the east. Poole Bay is a relatively shallow embayment and consists of steep sandstone cliffs and several 'chines' that allow easy access to the sandy beaches below. The coast along the bay is continuously built up, and is part of the South East Dorset conurbation , including parts of the towns of Poole , Bournemouth and Christchurch . In terms of sand on England's south coast
210-520: Was determined by tree ring dating method. Due to the combination of low-oxygenated water, sand and stone, one of the whole sides of the ship was well preserved and the hull was prominently visible, according to archaeologist Tom Cousins. Known as the Clinker ship in its design, the ship was carrying a load of Purbeck stones . Much of the cargo included many Purbeck stone mortars , large stones used by mills to grind grain into flour. The area of Poole Bay
225-621: Was predominantly created during the Pleistocene period, when the Solent river ran across the whole of South East Dorset and West Hampshire, out past the Isle of Wight The solid geology of the cliffs, and the seabed beneath Poole Bay, is composed of rocks of the Tertiary Bracklesham Group , consisting of a sequence of fine, medium and coarse sands. At Hengistbury Head there are younger rocks of
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