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Extract from the Christchurch Travel Guides:
CHRISTCHURCH
, five miles east of Bournemouth is best known for its colossal parish church,
Christchurch Priory
(Mon-Sat 9.30am-5pm, Sun 2.15-5.30pm; 1 donation requested), bigger than most cathedrals. Built on the site of a Saxon minster dating from 650 AD, but exhibiting chiefly Norman and Perpendicular features, the church is the longest in England, at 311ft, and its fan-vaulted North Porch is the country's biggest. Fine views can be gained from the top of the 120-foot tower (ask at desk; 1).
The area round the old town quay has a carefully preserved charm. The
Red House Museum and Gardensread the whole Christchurch Travel Guides...
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