Boscombe

Also known as Boscombe, Hampshire, Boscombe, Dorset

Boscombe () is a suburb in Bournemouth England. Historically in Hampshire, but today in Dorset, it is located to the east of Bournemouth town centre and west of Southbourne.

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Population: 20719
Image: Boscombe, Honeycombe Beach - geograph.org.uk - 1632905.jpg

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OS grid reference: SZ115920
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Geography and administration
History
Boscombe Manor
Expansion
20th century
Recent history
Schools and arts centre
Boscombe Chine
Boscombe Pier
The Boscombe Devil
Politics
Notable people
References
External links

Boscombe () is a suburb in Bournemouth England. Historically in Hampshire, but today in Dorset, it is located to the east of Bournemouth town centre and west of Southbourne.

Originally a sparsely inhabited area of heathland, from around 1865 Boscombe developed rapidly from a small village into a seaside resort alongside Bournemouth. Its first pier opened in 1889.