| Mudeford | |
|---|---|
  Mudeford Location within Dorset | |
| Population | 4,977 (2011, Mudeford and Friars Cliffe Ward)[1] |
| OS grid reference | SZ178914 |
| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | CHRISTCHURCH |
| Postcode district | BH23 |
| Dialling code | 01202 or 01425 |
| Police | Dorset |
| Fire | Dorset and Wiltshire |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| UK Parliament | |
Mudeford (/ˈmʌdɪfərd/ MUD-ih-fərd) is a harbourside and beachside parish[2] based on a former fishing village in the east of Christchurch, Dorset, England (historically in Hampshire), fronting water on two sides: Christchurch Harbour and the sands of Avon Beach.
The River Mude[3] and Bure Brook[4] enter the harbour under the main promenade. In the late 20th century small buffer zones to the north-east, north and north-west were infilled with low-rise housing, and in the 2011 census the Christchurch contiguous urban area, excluding Bournemouth, touching to the west, extending along the coast to take in Barton-on-Sea had 54,210 residents. Mudeford is one of its main tourist and leisure urban centres.[5] The ward had a population density of 24 persons per hectare in 2011.
Mudeford includes two woodland areas, Mudeford Woods and Peregrine Woods, a recreation ground on the north side of Stanpit (used to play cricket, probably as far back as the 1860s)[6] and All Saints' Church (built in 1869 as a gift by Mortimer Ricardo, who lived at Bure Homage House).[7]
- ^ "Christchurch Ward population 2011". Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ In the Church of England, see https://www.achurchnearyou.com/search/?lat=50.728027&lon=-1.7422880000000305
- ^ (rising at Poors Common in Bransgore, Hampshire) "Christchurch; British History Online". British-history.ac.uk. 22 June 2003. Retrieved 7 May 2011.
- ^ (which starts from Nea Meadows in Highcliffe, Dorset)
- ^ "Custom report – Nomis – Official Labour Market Statistics".
- ^ "History Mudeford Cricket Club". Mudefordcricketclub.co.uk. Retrieved 7 May 2011.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Church Times Issue 7520 page 15" (PDF). 27 April 2007. Retrieved 7 May 2011.
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