Longfleet
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Longfleet is a small district of Poole
, Dorset
centred on Longfleet Road. It is situated directly north of the town centre and lies to the east of Oakdale
and to the south and west of Parkstone
.
of 1230. It became a parish of its own right in 1833. Longfleet is also the site of the Tatnam Well which used to provide water for the town of Poole.
hospital Poole General
covers a vast area of the district, with the main site located on the east side of Longfleet Road and the maternity unit is situated on St Marys Road, which runs north easterly from Longfleet Road. The site of the maternity unit and the adjacent private hospital was once the site of a workhouse built in 1839. It was used eventually as a wing of the maternity hospital, but was demolished in 1979.
The district is also home to The Church of Longfleet St Mary (Church of England
) towards the brow of the hill, which can be seen from some miles around. Originally consecrated in 1833, the spire was added later in 1884 and additional building work carried out in 1915.
Retail outlets include a BP
petrol forecourt, and small private businesses such as convenience stores and take-aways, there is also two local doctor surgeries Longfleet House surgey, and The Adam Practice which sits on the site of the original Longfleet School.
The local school is Longfleet Church of England
VC Combined School, which moved location to a new purpose built building on Joliffe Road from Longfleet Road in 1996.
The district is located in the Poole Town Ward for the purposes of local council elections for the Borough of Poole.
There is also a football team called Longfleet F.C.
Poole
Poole is a large coastal town and seaport in the county of Dorset, on the south coast of England. The town is east of Dorchester, and Bournemouth adjoins Poole to the east. The Borough of Poole was made a unitary authority in 1997, gaining administrative independence from Dorset County Council...
, Dorset
Dorset
Dorset , is a county in South West England on the English Channel coast. The county town is Dorchester which is situated in the south. The Hampshire towns of Bournemouth and Christchurch joined the county with the reorganisation of local government in 1974...
centred on Longfleet Road. It is situated directly north of the town centre and lies to the east of Oakdale
Oakdale, Dorset
Oakdale is a suburb of Poole in Dorset, England with a population of 10,949. It is adjacent to Fleetsbridge, Poole town centre, Sterte, Longfleet and Parkstone....
and to the south and west of Parkstone
Parkstone
Parkstone is an area of Poole, Dorset. It is divided into 'Lower' and 'Upper' Parkstone. Upper Parkstone - "Up-on-'ill" as it used to be known in local parlance - is so-called because it is largely on higher ground slightly to the north of the lower-lying area of Lower Parkstone - "The Village" -...
.
History
The area of Longfleet was originally part of the Manor of Canford and mentioned in the Pipe RollsPipe Rolls
The Pipe rolls, sometimes called the Great rolls, are a collection of financial records maintained by the English Exchequer, or Treasury. The earliest date from the 12th century, and the series extends, mostly complete, from then until 1833. They form the oldest continuous series of records kept by...
of 1230. It became a parish of its own right in 1833. Longfleet is also the site of the Tatnam Well which used to provide water for the town of Poole.
Today
The vast majority of land use is for private residential dwellings, the majority being Victorian and Edwardian era terraces. However the NHSNational Health Service (England)
The National Health Service or NHS is the publicly funded healthcare system in England. It is both the largest and oldest single-payer healthcare system in the world. It is able to function in the way that it does because it is primarily funded through the general taxation system, similar to how...
hospital Poole General
Poole Hospital
Poole Hospital is an acute general hospital in Poole, Dorset, England. Built in 1907, it has expanded from a basic 14-bed facility into a 789-bed NHS foundation trust hospital...
covers a vast area of the district, with the main site located on the east side of Longfleet Road and the maternity unit is situated on St Marys Road, which runs north easterly from Longfleet Road. The site of the maternity unit and the adjacent private hospital was once the site of a workhouse built in 1839. It was used eventually as a wing of the maternity hospital, but was demolished in 1979.
The district is also home to The Church of Longfleet St Mary (Church of England
Church of England
The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St...
) towards the brow of the hill, which can be seen from some miles around. Originally consecrated in 1833, the spire was added later in 1884 and additional building work carried out in 1915.
Retail outlets include a BP
BP
BP p.l.c. is a global oil and gas company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the third-largest energy company and fourth-largest company in the world measured by revenues and one of the six oil and gas "supermajors"...
petrol forecourt, and small private businesses such as convenience stores and take-aways, there is also two local doctor surgeries Longfleet House surgey, and The Adam Practice which sits on the site of the original Longfleet School.
The local school is Longfleet Church of England
Church of England
The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St...
VC Combined School, which moved location to a new purpose built building on Joliffe Road from Longfleet Road in 1996.
The district is located in the Poole Town Ward for the purposes of local council elections for the Borough of Poole.
There is also a football team called Longfleet F.C.