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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Blackwater like this:
BLACKWATER, a village on the SW border of Hants; on the Blackwater river, 2 miles NW of Christchurch. The seat of the Earl of Malmesbury, a fine mansion, possessing valuable paintings, is adjacent.
Blackwater is now part of BOURNEMOUTH CHRISTCHURCH AND POOLE Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how BOURNEMOUTH CHRISTCHURCH AND POOLE has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Blackwater itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Blackwater, in Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole and Hampshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/24015
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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