TOWN COMMON & St CATHERINEs HILL
Christchurch, Dorset, England
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St Katherines Hill, Dorset, England         OS Map Grid Ref: SZ141956
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 The Flood Plain of the Avon from Town Common

St Catherine's Hill forms the southern end of Town Common to the north-west of Fairmile. Stunning views are to be had from the east of Town Common and St Catherine's Hill over the flood plain of the river Avon to the east, from Christchurch in the south, dominated by the tower of the Priory, Christchurch Harbour backed by the bulk Hengistbury Head and of the flood plain itself as the Avon winds its way northwards to Ringwood. The view across the river Stour to the west is restricted by the thick stands of pine trees which cover the western slopes but there is a vantage point which allows a grand view over to Littledown and further north, the white gleaming roofs of the vast sheds which are the redeveloped Hampshire Centre make a bold statement on the landscape.
 Ancient Earthworks at St Catherine's Hill

St catherine's Hill is now much as Hengistbury Head must have been when it was several kilometres inland.

 Path across the Common lined by Heather
Now maintained predominantly as a wildlife reserve and recreational area, St Catherine's Hill was a place of settlement during the Bronze Age and possesses earthworks of that age and half a dozen barrows.

Although the land is privately owned, the site is managed by the Herpetological Conservation Trust (tel. 01202-391319). This Site of Special Scientific Interest is the home of the rare and threatened sand lizard (Lacerta agilis).

Although parts of Town Common still retain their heathland character created by millenia of grazing, it is allowed gradually to be taken over by scrub and pine woods as it is now impracticable to manage the heathland by grazing.

If legend is to be believed, it is atop St Catherine's Hill that the Bishop of Durham, Ranulf Flambard, intended that his great church should be built. But, so the legend recalls, the materials for its construction which had daily been hauled to the summit were found each morning at the hill's base. Evetually, the Norman bishop conceded defeat and the church was built on the ancient Saxon site near the confluence of the Avon and the Stour and the tower of Flambard's Priory still dominates the view of Christchurch to the south-west.

 One of the two Water Reserviors on St Catherine's Hill  OS Tringulation Point on St Catherine's Hill

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