Hurn

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Description

Hurn is a village and civil parish in southeast Dorset, England, between the River Stour and River Avon in the borough of Christchurch, 5mi north-east of the Bournemouth town centre. In 2001, the village had a population of 468.Hurn is the location of Bournemouth Airport (originally RAF Station Hurn), an important airfield dating to World War II. The village was served by Hurn railway station from 1863 to 1935, and the station building and platform are extant. They are now used as the Avon Causeway Hotel.Hurn is listed in the Domesday Book as "Herne" (in the Egheiete Hundred of Hantescire), and was later known in the 13th century as Hyrne and in the 14th century as Hurne. The name is derived from the old English "hyrne", which means a disused part of a field or the land sectioned by an oxbow lake.Hurn Court is a Grade II listed manor house, formerly home to the Earls of Malmesbury.

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Summary

Hurn is Bournemouth based place and this enity listed in City category.