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The Bourne Stream was rapidly transformed into an attractive water feature forming the centre point of the town. The Square was created on its banks.

Bekesbourne is one of the three 'bournes'; the others are Bishopsbourne and Littlebourne.

A view across the River Bourne, a tributary of the Thames, with a hay cart fording the river and horse and cart and mounted horseman looking down from the bridge at the lower end of Brighton Road.

The pond is in central Ewell; the wall separates it from the grounds of Bourne Hall on the right.

This view captures well the qualities of old East Bourn, now called the Old Town.

Mow Cop could be said to be the birthplace of the Primitive Methodist movement, for it was here in 1807 that Hugh Bourne (1772-1852) and William Clowes (1780-1851) held their first meetings.

A windmill was first recorded in Bourn in 1279. This post mill is thought to date from the 17th century, and is perhaps the oldest working post mill in the country.

In 1961, a box of three Irish linen hand-rolled handkerchiefs cost 8s 11d from Bourne & Hollingsworth in the Bargate.

Bournemouth pier stands above the original mouth of the River Bourne. Its construction marked the town's commitment to its role as a resort.

This view looks north along the A15 towards the church of St Guthlac and Bourne.

Mow Cop could be said to be the birthplace of the Primitive Methodist movement, for it was here in 1807 that Hugh Bourne (1772-1852) and William Clowes (1780-1851) held their first meetings.

Bournemouth's Pier stands above the original mouth of the Bourne Stream. Its construction marked the town's commitment to its role as a resort.

This is the A15 road coming in from Bourne, which makes the traffic island a very busy place - it is now much smaller than it is in the picture.

It lies along the slopes of a narrow valley at the head of a stream that flows towards the Tilling Bourne.

In 1810, Lewis Tregonwell built a holiday home on lonely heathland, close to the mouth of the River Bourne.

The Tilling Bourne quietly adds its own liquid note to this peaceful scene as its flows past The Compasses, one of two pubs in this small village on the main Guildford to Dorking road.

The twin rowing boat in the distance is patently a pleasure trip, whereas the uniformed lone gentleman seems to be a park warden, albeit water-bourne.

In the eighties and nineties of the 19th century the most famous Margate 'negro', his face blackened by burnt cork, was 'Uncle Bones'—actually Alfred Bourne, a native of Margate.

The Library and adjacent buildings on the left are of more recent date than those on the right because there was a regular problem with flooding on this side of the road, caused by the local Bourne stream

Cattle seek the summer shade and the cool waters of the Bourne at this ancient farm.

The ditch on the right drains across the road into the delightfully named Nimney Bourne near Holy Trinity church just behind the photographer.

When she became Queen she made Sir John Bourne of Battenhall her Secretary of State.

This sylvan setting was as equally appealing as the beach for young and old alike, and the waters of the Bourne, tamed and enclosed, were an ideal place for children to sail their boats.

This is the A15 road coming in from Bourne, which makes the traffic island a very busy place - it is now much smaller than it is in the picture.