Bournemouth

Bournemouth is a town in Dorset, in the country of England. It is the biggest town in Dorset. It is next to Poole and Christchurch.

Unitary, Borough
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Constituent country	England
Region	South West England
Ceremonial county	Dorset
Founded	1810
Admin. HQ	Bournemouth
Government
• Type	Bournemouth Borough Council
• Leadership:	Leader & Cabinet
• Executive:
• MPs:	Conor Burns, Tobias Ellwood
• Mayor	Philip Stanley-Watts
Area
• Total	17.83 sq mi (46.18 km2)
• Rank	276th
• Rank	Ranked 89th
Time zone	UTC+0 (Greenwich Mean Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+1 (British Summer Time)
ONS code	00HN (ONS) E06000028 (GSS)
Ethnicity	96.7% White
Website	www.bournemouth.gov.uk

Bournemouth Media

• Bournemouth , Welcome to Bournemouth Sign - geograph.org.uk - 1704250.jpg

  Welcome to Bournemouth, England's Coastal Garden

• Bournemouth area 1759 map.jpg

  A section of a 1759 map of Hampshire by Isaac Taylor, showing the Manor of Christchurch and the area around the Bourne chine

• Invalids' walk, Bournemouth, Dorset, England, 1890s.jpg

  A photochrom of Invalids' Walk, 1890s

• An illustrated and descriptive guide to the great railways of England and their connections with the Continent (1885) (14573968419).jpg

  A view of Bournemouth showing the temporary wooden jetty that was replaced by an iron pier in 1880

• Entrance to the pier, Bournemouth, England, 1890s.jpg

  A photochrom of the entrance to the pier, 1890s

• Bournemouth, the Waterfront building - geograph.org.uk - 670298.jpg

  The Waterfront Cinema and Leisure Complex, now demolished

• Bournemouth town hall.jpg

  Civic Centre: Built 1885 as the Mont Dore Hotel, converted to Bournemouth Town Hall in 1921

• Bournemouth 02.JPG

  Bournemouth Beach and Boscombe Pier

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  Financial services are crucial to the town's economy and Unisys was a major employer in the industry.

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  Bournemouth International Centre (BIC) is a national conference and music venue in the town.