Purewell

Purewell is an suburb of Christchurch, Dorset. The area is south of Burton, east of Christchurch Town Centre, west of Somerford and north of Stanpit.

History

Purewell is part of the Anglican parish of Christchurch Priory. To provide a place of worship closer to the local residents, St John's Mission Church was built in 1880 at the expense of Miss Mary Long, on the site of former workhouses, and opened by the Bishop of Winchester in February 1881.
In 2020, Purewell lost its Post Office.

Politics

Purewell and Stanpit elected two councillors to Christchurch [Borough Council elections|Christchurch Borough Council] until 2019. It is now part of Bournemouth, [Christchurch and Poole].
Purewell is part of the Christchurch parliamentary constituency for elections to the House of Commons of [the United Kingdom|House of Commons]. It is currently represented by Conservative MP Christopher Chope.