Bournemouth is a coastal resort town on the south coast of England. At the 2011 census, the town had a population of 183,491. With Poole to the west and Christchurch in the east, Bournemouth is part of the South East Dorset conurbation, which has a population of 465,000.

Is Bournemouth in Hampshire?

Bournemouth, seaside resort town and unitary authority, geographic county of Dorset, historic county of Hampshire, southern England. It is located on the English Channel just west of Christchurch.

Is Bournemouth classed as Dorset?

Historically Bournemouth was part of Hampshire, with neighbouring Poole, just to the west of the border, in Dorset. ... Bournemouth, therefore, became part of the non-metropolitan county of Dorset on 1 April 1974. On 1 April 1997, Bournemouth became a unitary authority, independent from Dorset County Council.