Hamworthy
| Coordinates: | 50.723, -2.012 |
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| OS grid ref: | SY 99 91 |
The Hamworthy electoral ward sits on the peninsula at the western side of Poole Harbour within the unitary authority of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in England. It covers the older village of Hamworthy and neighbouring estates such as Turlin Moor, combining residential streets and pockets of social housing with light industrial areas and marine-related businesses close to the docks and ferry approaches.
Transport links include Hamworthy railway station and road connections over the harbour bridges into Poole, while nearby intertidal areas like Holes Bay and local green spaces attract birdlife and walkers. The ward has a visible maritime and wartime heritage around the old docks and church (St Michael’s), and has been the focus of ongoing regeneration and community projects to balance conservation, local economy and housing needs.
Postcode districts covering Hamworthy
Most populated places nearby
- Bournemouth 6.9 miles11.1 km
- Poole 2.1 miles3.3 km
- Weymouth 20.7 miles33.3 km
- Christchurch 11.7 miles18.8 km
- New Milton 15.5 miles24.9 km
- Ferndown 7.3 miles11.7 km
- Ferndown Town 7 miles11.3 km
- Dorchester 18.9 miles30.4 km
- Lymington 20 miles32.2 km
- Lymington and Pennington 20 miles32.2 km
- Ringwood 13.2 miles21.2 km
- Verwood 12.3 miles19.8 km
Neighbouring places
- Upton Built-up area 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Poole Town Ward 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Creekmoor Ward 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Oakdale Ward 1.8 miles2.8 km
- Poole Built-up area 2.1 miles3.3 km
- Post Green Built-up area 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Parkstone Ward 2.5 miles4.1 km
- Lytchett Minster and Upton Parish 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Canford Heath Ward 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Broadstone Ward 2.8 miles4.6 km
- Holton Heath Built-up area 3 miles4.9 km
- Newtown & Heatherlands Ward 3.2 miles5.1 km
Example postcodes in Hamworthy
BH15 4EH, BH15 4DU, BH15 4ES, BH16 5AH, BH16 5AJ, BH15 4FB, BH15 4QF, BH16 5BL, BH16 5BU … See all
Transport links
- Bournemouth Airport 8.4 miles13.5 km
- Southampton Airport 32.6 miles52.5 km
- Hamworthy Railway Station 0.4 miles0.6 km
- Poole Railway Station 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Poole Bus Station 1.5 miles2.4 km
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Schools in Hamworthy
- Hamworthy Park Junior School Primary
- The Cornerstone Academy Secondary
- Twin Sails Infant and Nursery School Primary
Local points of interest
- Poole Harbour Harbour 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Studland Beach Beach 4.9 miles7.9 km
- Bournemouth International Centre Theatre 5.8 miles9.4 km
- Holy Cross Abbey (Stapehill, Dorset, England) Historic site 6.7 miles10.8 km
- Dean Court Stadium 7.6 miles12.3 km
- Purbeck Hills Hill 7.7 miles12.4 km
- Bournemouth Aviation Museum Museum 8.3 miles13.3 km
- Tarrant Abbey Historic site 8.6 miles13.9 km
- Bindon Abbey Estate 8.7 miles14 km
- Bindon Abbey Historic site 9.1 miles14.6 km
- Crichel House Estate 9.9 miles16 km
- Lulworth Abbey Historic site 10.4 miles16.8 km