Hamworthy
Hamworthy shown within Dorset
Population	12'205 (2001 Census)
OS grid reference	SY993912
District	Borough of Poole
Shire county	Dorset
Region
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	POOLE
Postcode district	BH15 4
Dial code	01202
Police	Dorset
Fire	Dorset
Ambulance
UK Parliament	Poole
European Parliament	South West
List of places: UK • England • Dorset

Coordinates: 50°43′15″N 2°00′39″W / 50.72075, -2.01092 Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 583 pixelsFull resolution (1016 × 740 pixel, file size: 130 KB, MIME type: image/png) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Wimborne Minster Bournemouth Lyme Regis Shaftesbury... Image File history File links Red_pog. ... Dorset (pronounced DOR-sit or [dÉ”.sÉ™t], and sometimes in the past called Dorsetshire) is a county in the south-west of England, on the English Channel coast. ... The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using latitude or longitude. ... The districts of England are a level of subnational division of England used for the purposes of local government. ... Poole is a coastal town, port and tourist destination, situated on the shores of the English Channel, in the ceremonial county of Dorset in southern England. ... Metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties are one of the four levels of English administrative division used for the purposes of local government. ... Dorset (pronounced DOR-sit or [dÉ”.sÉ™t], and sometimes in the past called Dorsetshire) is a county in the south-west of England, on the English Channel coast. ... The region, also known as Government Office Region, is currently the highest tier of local government subnational entity of England in the United Kingdom. ... Constituent countries is a phrase used, often by official institutions, in contexts in which a number of countries make up a larger entity or grouping; thus the OECD has used the phrase in reference to the former Yugoslavia[1], the Soviet Union and European institutions such as the Council of... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem No official anthem - the United Kingdom anthem God Save the Queen is commonly used England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto)1 Unified  -  by Athelstan 927 AD  Area  -  Total... This is an alphabetical list of the sovereign states of the world, including both de jure and de facto independent states. ... A post town is a required part of all UK postal addresses. ... UK postal codes are known as postcodes. ... The BH postcode area, also known as the Bournemouth postcode area[2], is a group of postal districts around Bournemouth, Broadstone, Christchurch, Ferndown, New Milton, Poole, Ringwood, Swanage, Verwood, Wareham and Wimborne in England. ... The UK telephone numbering plan, also known as the National Numbering Plan, is regulated by the Office of Communications (Ofcom), which replaced the Office of Telecommunications (Oftel) in 2003. ... Dorset Police is the Home Office police force with the responsibility of policing the English county of Dorset. ... A Fire Appliance belonging to the Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service The fire service in the United Kingdom has undergone dramatic changes since the beginning of the 21st century, a process that has been propelled by a devolution of central government powers, new legislation and a change to operational... Dorset Fire and Rescue Service is the statutory fire and rescue service for the area of Dorset, south-west England. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... The United Kingdom House of Commons is made up of Members of Parliament (MPs). ... Poole is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... This is a list of Members of the European Parliament for the United Kingdom in the 2004 to 2009 session, ordered by name. ... List of cities in the United Kingdom List of towns in England Lists of places within counties List of places in Bedfordshire List of places in Berkshire List of places in Buckinghamshire List of places in Cambridgeshire List of places in Cheshire List of places in Cleveland List of places... This is a list of settlements in Dorset, England. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...

Hamworthy is a parish and inner suburb of Poole in Dorset, England. Hamworthy is bounded by Upton to the North and situated beside the Wareham Channel of Poole Harbour and between two bays, Holes Bay to the east and Lychett Bay to the west, on a peninsula of approximately three square kilometres. Poole town bridge, the southern terminus of the A350 road, connects the suburb with the town centre. Hamworthy is the location of the Poole passenger teminal, the dock of cross-channel ferries. A civil parish (usually just parish) in England is a subnational entity forming the lowest unit of local government, lower than districts or counties. ... Housing subdivision near Union, Kentucky, a suburb of Cincinnati, Ohio. ... Poole is a coastal town, port and tourist destination, situated on the shores of the English Channel, in the ceremonial county of Dorset in southern England. ... Dorset (pronounced DOR-sit or [dÉ”.sÉ™t], and sometimes in the past called Dorsetshire) is a county in the south-west of England, on the English Channel coast. ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem No official anthem - the United Kingdom anthem God Save the Queen is commonly used England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto)1 Unified  -  by Athelstan 927 AD  Area  -  Total... Poole Harbour is a harbour in Dorset, southern England, with the towns of Poole and Wareham on its shores. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... The A350 is a north south primary route in southern England. ...

Hamworthy was the location of a Roman settlement named Moriconium, which made use of the natural harbour, and was connected by road to Badbury Rings. Roman Britain refers to those parts of the island of Great Britain controlled by the Roman Empire between 43 and 410. ... For the one-off TV Drama, see Roman Road (TV Drama) A Roman road in Pompeii. ... Badbury Rings Badbury Rings is an iron age hill fort in east Dorset, England, dating from 800 BCE and in use until the Roman occupation of 43 CE. The 330 ft (100 m) high, 7 hectare fort is encircled by three 40 ft (15 m) ramparts and four Bronze Age...

More recently Hamworthy has changed considerably in character. The closure of the power station in the early 1990s and of other industrial sites close to the town bridge has provided an area for regeneration. This includes plans for a second bridge crossing, and major house building.

Hamworthy has its own railway station, with an hourly South West trains service on the London Waterloo to Weymouth line, as well as a stopping service which runs from Wareham to Brockenhurst. Hamworthy railway station serves Hamworthy, an area of Poole in Dorset. ...

References

• Cochrane, C, 1970. Poole Bay and Purbeck, 300BC to AD1660. Dorchester, Longmans.