Bournemouth

town and civil parish in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, Dorset, England
Place town Q170478
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Bournemouth is a town located in the United Kingdom [1]. It was established in 1810 . The town of Bournemouth has a population of 188k [2][3] as of 2011 [2][3]. Bournemouth covers an area of 46.2 . It is situated in the country of the United Kingdom [1].

Bournemouth

Summary

Bournemouth is a town[1]. Bournemouth ranks in the top 0.032% of town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,488 views/month, #3 of 9,456).[2]

Key Facts

  • Bournemouth is located in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole[3].
  • Bournemouth is in the country of United Kingdom[4].
  • Bournemouth's instance of is recorded as town[5].
  • Bournemouth's instance of is recorded as big city[6].
  • Bournemouth's instance of is recorded as unparished area[7].
  • Bournemouth's founder is recorded as Lewis Tregonwell[8].
  • Bournemouth's twinned administrative body is recorded as Netanya[9].
  • Bournemouth's twinned administrative body is recorded as Lucerne[10].
  • Bournemouth's twinned administrative body is recorded as Georgsmarienhütte[11].
  • Bournemouth's twinned administrative body is recorded as Koekelberg[12].
  • Bournemouth's twinned administrative body is recorded as Târgu Mureș[13].
  • Bournemouth's Commons category is recorded as Bournemouth[14].
  • Bournemouth's located in time zone is recorded as UTC±00:00[15].
  • Bournemouth's local dialing code is recorded as 01202[16].
  • 1810 marks the founding of Bournemouth[17].
  • Bournemouth's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 50.72, 'lon': -1.88}[18].
  • Bournemouth's official website is recorded as http://www.bournemouth.gov.uk[19].
  • Bournemouth's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Bournemouth[20].
  • Bournemouth's Commons gallery is recorded as Bournemouth[21].
  • Bournemouth has a population of {'amount': '+187503'}[22].
  • Bournemouth's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[23].
  • Bournemouth's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[24].
  • Bournemouth's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[25].
  • Bournemouth's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[26].
  • Bournemouth's capital of is recorded as Bournemouth[27].

Body

Geography

Bournemouth is in the country of United Kingdom[4]. Bournemouth is located in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole[3].

Physical Characteristics

Bournemouth covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+46.18'}[28]. Bournemouth has a population of {'amount': '+187503'}[22].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include town[5], big city[6], and unparished area[7].

History and Context

1810 marks the founding of Bournemouth[17].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Bournemouth include Bournemouth Airport[29], an airport[30], in United Kingdom[31], founded in 1941[32] and Bournemouth railway station[33], a railway station[34], in United Kingdom[35].

Why It Matters

Bournemouth ranks in the top 0.032% of town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,488 views/month, #3 of 9,456).[2] Bournemouth has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] Bournemouth is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

Entities named for Bournemouth include Bournemouth Airport[29], an airport[30], in United Kingdom[31], founded in 1941[32] and Bournemouth railway station[33], a railway station[34], in United Kingdom[35].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
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  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . v2.netanya.muni.il. v2.netanya.muni.il. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . United Kingdom Census 2011. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [29] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [33] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · Lucywood · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Category of associated people Category:People from Bournemouth
    Founder Lewis Tregonwell
    Population {'amount': '+187503'}
    Instance of town, big city, unparished area
    + 28 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|1 */ [[Property:P31]]: [[Q7897276]]"
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