A city in southern England, United Kingdom. It is a unitary authority. In 1974, it was separated from Hampshire County and became part of Dorset County, and in 1997, it became a unitary authority. It is a seaside resort facing the English Channel, facing Poole Bay to the west. The sandy beach stretches for about 10 km, and in the Poole Bay area, sandstone cliffs continue behind. It began when a prominent Dorset man built a summer house here around 1810, and developed rapidly in the second half of the 19th century, especially after the railway was built in 1870. It has also developed as a residential area, and because of its warm climate, it was once a great place for retired civil servants and others who had finished working in overseas colonies to enjoy their retirement. There is St. Peter's Cathedral, where Mary, the wife of poet Percy Bysshe Shelley, and her father, the thinker William Godwin, are buried. The area is 46 km2 . Population: 163,600 (2005 estimate). Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica Concise Encyclopedia About Encyclopaedia Britannica Concise Encyclopedia Information |
イギリス,イングランド南部の都市。単一自治体(ユニタリー unitary authority)。1974年の自治体再編でそれまでのハンプシャー県から分離してドーセット県の一部となり,1997年に単一自治体となった。イギリス海峡に臨む海浜保養地で,西はプール湾に面する。砂浜海岸が約 10kmにわたって続き,プール湾の部分では背後に砂岩質の崖が連続している。1810年頃ドーセットの一名士がここに夏の別邸を建てたことに始まり,19世紀後半,特に 1870年鉄道が通じると急速に発展した。また住宅地としての発展もみられ,気候温暖なため,かつては海外植民地での勤務を終えた官吏などの退職者が余生を楽しむ絶好の場所とされた。詩人パーシー・ビッシュ・シェリーの妻メアリー,その父の思想家ウィリアム・ゴドウィンが埋葬されている聖ピーター聖堂がある。面積 46km2。人口 16万3600(2005推計)。
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