Richmond Hill is an area of Bournemouth, Dorset, England.[1] It is to the north of Bournemouth Town Centre, south of Richmond Park and west of Lansdowne.[2] The area is located around the road of the same name.
History
In 2018 and 2019, the road was turned into a temporary waterslide in the summer.[3]
In 2023, Vitality will move into the Nationwide building in Richmond Hill.[4]
In 2024, a police investigation was launched into a suspected brothel in the area.[5]
Buildings
Transportation
In 1975, the A338 underpass was built underneath Richmond Hill Roundabout.[8]
The Square is at the bottom of Richmond Hill.[9]
Politics
Richmond Hill is part of the Bournemouth Central ward for elections to the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council. The same ward elected councillors to Bournemouth Borough Council.
Richmond Hill is also part of the Bournemouth West parliamentary constituency for elections to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom.
Notable people
- Hubert Parry was born in Richmond Hill
- John Elmes Beale, politician and businessman
Gallery
St. Andrew’s Church across from a flooded River Bourne in 2011.
View up Richmond Hill
The Marshall Point building at the top of Richmond Hill.
The Bournemouth Daily Echo building on the left.
The Richmond Hill slip-road at the A338 road.
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References
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