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Highcliffe-on-Sea (usually abbreviated to Highcliffe) is a small town in the borough of Christchurch, Dorset in southern England. It forms part of the South East Dorset conurbation along the English Channel coast. As of 2003, Highcliffe has the highest percentage of its population over 60 in England and Wales [1], with roughly 70% of its residents being so. Image File history File links Dot4gb. ...
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Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital London Largest city London Official language(s) English Government Constitutional monarchy - Queen Queen Elizabeth II - Prime Minister Tony Blair MP Unification - by Athelstan 927 Area - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK) 50,346 sq mi - Water (%) Population...
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Christchurch is a town in Dorset, England on the English Channel coast. ...
Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital London Largest city London Official language(s) English Government Constitutional monarchy - Queen Queen Elizabeth II - Prime Minister Tony Blair MP Unification - by Athelstan 927 Area - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK) 50,346 sq mi - Water (%) Population...
Shown within Dorset: the towns of Poole (yellow), Bournemouth (blue) and Christchurch (red) form the main centres of the conurbation, which also spreads into east Dorset to the north and the New Forest district of Hampshire to the east. ...
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Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital London Largest city London Official language(s) English Government Constitutional monarchy - Queen Queen Elizabeth II - Prime Minister Tony Blair MP Unification - by Athelstan 927 Area - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK) 50,346 sq mi - Water (%) Population...
Motto: (Welsh for Wales for ever) Anthem: Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau Capital Cardiff Largest city Cardiff Official language(s) English, Welsh Government Constitutional monarchy - Queen Queen Elizabeth II - Prime Minister Tony Blair MP - First Minister Rhodri Morgan AM Unification - by Gruffudd ap Llywelyn 1056 Area - Total 20,779 km² (3rd...
Area Highcliffe is a suburb of Christchurch and close to the large tourist town of Bournemouth, both of which are vital to Highcliffe to provide more city-based entertainment, which the town itself lacks. Highcliffe Comprehensive School is a notable educational establishment in the area. Christchurch is the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand and the third largest urban area in the country. ...
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Highcliffe Comprehensive is a large and distinguished school. ...
Highcliffe's climate is known locally for being extremely mild with warmer winters and less rainfall than surrounding areas. This is one of the reasons for its very high proportion of elderly residents, as it provides a nice place to retire. For other senses of this word, see winter (disambiguation). ...
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History
 A picture of the Globe Inn in the 1900s. What is now regarded as Highcliffe has developed over the last several hundred years from Slop pond, Chewton, and Chewton Common, all small hamlets. The latter two were large farmsteads. Slop Pond was no more than some land with thatch cottages on it, named from the large pond in its common. The cottages were said to be occupied by farm workers and fishermen, who engaged in smuggling and poaching to supplement their incomes. Image File history File links Oldglobeinn. ...
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19th century Cottages in the small hamlet of Crafton, Buckinghamshire In modern usage, a cottage is a dwelling, typically in a non-urban location (although there are cottage-style dwellings in cities). ...
When the area became a more popular tourist destination in the Victorian era, it was decided that Slop Pond was no longer an appealing name, and it was changed to Newtown. It was even later that it was renamed to Highcliff, after the first High Cliff house, and later still to Highcliffe-on-Sea. Queen Victoria (shown here on the morning of her Accession to the Throne, 20 June 1837) gave her name to the historic era The Victorian era of Great Britain is considered the height of the British industrial revolution and the apex of the British Empire. ...
Highcliffe was annexed by Christchurch in 1932 [2].
Modern times Highcliffe is now becoming more commercialised. Many of its old buildings, which form vital parts of its heritage, are being demolished or reused to make office blocks, supermarkets and retirement flats for the elderly. There is also huge development of privately owned flats in the area. Local objections to this are twofold: Highcliffe is both losing the obvious presence of its history, and the infrastructure of the area is being put under increasing strain by more people retiring to it. For example, the doctors surgery is already stretched by the elderly population which puts significant demand on it.
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