Hamworthy is a suburb ofPoole, in theBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole district, in the ceremonial county ofDorset, England. It is sited on apeninsula of approximately 3 square kilometres (1.2 sq mi) that is bordered by the town ofUpton to the north,Poole Harbour to the south,Lytchett Bay to the west andHoles Bay to the east.Poole Bridge, the southern terminus of theA350 road, connects the suburb with thetown centre. Hamworthy is the location of thePort of Poole ferry passenger terminal and cargo handling operations.

Hamworthy
Lady Wimborne Cottages in Hamworthy
Hamworthy Location withinDorset
Population	13,141 (2011)[1][2]
OS grid reference	SY993912
Unitary authority	Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Ceremonial county	Dorset
Region	South West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	POOLE
Postcode district	BH15
Dialling code	01202
Police	Dorset
Fire	Dorset and Wiltshire
Ambulance	South Western
UK Parliament	Poole
List of places UK England Dorset 50°43′15″N2°00′39″W / 50.7207°N 2.0109°W /50.7207; -2.0109

Hamworthy had two local councillors inPoole Borough Council, one for Hamworthy East, and one for Hamworthy West. In Hamworthy there are six main areas,Rockley Park (whereRoyal Marines Poole and Holiday Park are),Turlin Moor Estate, Lower Hamworthy (where Poole Docks are), Cobbs Quay/Harbourside (Which looks out overHoles Bay), Lake Side (where the Metalbox Factory is located) and Central Hamworthy (Location of the Main Road, Co-Op and Church area).

Hamworthy has arailway station (opened in 1847 asPoole Junction, until renamed in 1872), with a twice hourlySouth Western Railway service toLondon Waterloo on theSouth West Main Line.

TheRoman Emperor,Vespasian, brought theSecond Augustan Legion to the harbour in 43 AD and founded Hamworthy. The Romans continued to use the harbour throughout the occupation.^[3] Hamworthy was the site of anIron Age settlement before it was taken over by theRomans in the 1st century and namedMoriconium. The Romans made use ofPoole Harbour, and built aroad from Hamworthy which supplied a fortress at Lake Farm,Ashington and a settlement atVindocladia (Bradbury Rings).

The closure of Poole Power Station in the early 1990s and of other industrial sites close to the bridge has provided an area for regeneration. This included a second bridge crossing, and major house building. TheTwin Sails Bridge, opened in March 2012 runs alongside the old lifting bridge.

Hamworthy has four schools:The Cornerstone Academy (ages 11–16), Twin Sails Infant School and Nursery (ages 3–6),Bayside Academy (formerly Turlin Moor Community School) (ages 4–10), and Hamworthy Park Junior School (ages 7–10).

Hamworthy is home to one of the oldestScout Association groups in the World. 1st Hamworthy Scout Group which has records dating back to October 1908 and still meets every week with a total membership of nearly 150,Beaver Scouts,Cub Scouts andScouts, 1st Hamworthy Scout Troop was formed out of the originalBoys' Brigade unit that had members take part in the original Scout Camp in 1907. The groups records show a Youth Section meeting in Hamworthy under the name of 1st Hamworthy since the original Boy Brigade unit opened in 1883, this unit then transferred membership to the Scout Association in 1908 to become the current Group that exists today. The group was originally one of many in Hamworthy, but has absorbed over groups over time including 2nd Hamworthy, Turlin Moor, Lytchett Bay and St Michaels Church Scout Groups. Today the Group operates sections under two names: 1st Hamworthy andTurlin Moor.^[4][5][6]

Hamworthy parish has a number of churches. St. Michael's parish church based on the main Blandford Road is the Church of England parish church. St. Gabriel's church based on Turlin Moor is a smaller Church of England church based in a modern building. There are also other church denominations based in Hamworthy parish.

Hamworthy has onenon-League football clubs:Hamworthy United F.C., which plays at The County Ground in Lower Hamworthy.Poole Borough F.C. play at Turlin Moor Recreation Ground in Upper Hamworthy. Turlin Moor Recreation Ground is also home to Poole Rugby Football Club.

Rockley Park is acaravan-park in western Hamworthy.^[7]

Hamworthy is part of thePoole parliamentary constituency. Hamworthy is also part of theHamworthy ward which elects 3 councillors toBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council.^[8]

In 1901 thecivil parish had a population of 1084.^[9] On 9 November 1905 the parish was abolished and merged with Poole.^[10] It is now in theunparished area of Poole.

• Cochrane, C, 1970.Poole Bay and Purbeck, 300BC to AD1660. Dorchester, Longmans.

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