not
at all apparent why
it should be named
Cleeve or 'cliff'; but in
fact the village sits just
a short distance away
from a steep 200ft cliff
overlooking the flood
plain of the River Avon
Avon Castle, on the opposite bank of the river from Ringwood, is an area that has become increasingly built-up and urbanised since this photograph of a country gentleman's home was taken in the last full
In Saxon times this old town was known as Twyneham, meaning 'the town between the streams' - in this case the Avon and the Stour, whose waters empty into Christchurch Harbour.
The church, partly medieval with some rebuilding over
the centuries, dominates what was a busy three days a week
market square surrounded by Georgian frontages, and the
banks of the river Avon.
It is situated on the Avon in an
extensive and complex area of water meadows
and carriers which control the flow of the river
downstream.The parish church is extremely old
and surprisingly large
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