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Norton Road, BOURNEMOUTH, BH9 2QB

Looking north from the end of Norton Road, as it reaches the service road running alongside the main Boundary Road, which is the other side of the hedge. The last house in Norton Road is number 142 and another has been built in their garden, hence the sign. This is the historical course of Boundary Road (with the current main version over the hedge to the left) and forms bridleway N03. See Image for more discussion on the routes. Meanwhile, see Image for the next view along the bridleway route ahead, and Image for the next view behind us. Each has links to further pictures along the route.

Looking south along this little service road off the end of Namu Road, with a similar one ahead after a gap. This is the historical course of Boundary Road (with the current main version over the hedge to the right) and forms bridleway N03. See Image for more discussion on the routes. Meanwhile, see Image for the next view along the bridleway route ahead, and Image for the next view behind us. Each has links to further pictures along the route.

This road, unmade till the late 80s, marks the historical boundary between Hampshire and Dorset until 1904, when the area west of here was transferred from Poole to Bournemouth and, therefore, Dorset to Hampshire. Then, in 1974, that area returned to Dorset, along with the rest of Bournemouth. This is now the A347, which used to run up the main shopping street in Winton, Wimborne Road, providing much needed relief for the latter.

Looking south along Greenwood Road past this George V-reign postbox which hasn't seen a paintbrush in a while.

Namu Road looking back towards Winton. The road has no vehicle access here to Boundary Road which is just behind the photographer.

Looking along these two almost parallel routes - they are not quite parallel, though, as they gradually converge. See Image for a view from the other end, about 400m ahead, and more discussion. Meanwhile, see Image for the next view on the bridleway route ahead, and Image for the next one behind us. Each has links to further photos along the route. Alongside us, a pedestrian crossing over the main road has been installed in the last 3 or 4 years.

Early morning picture of boundary road

When Namu Road, and the other parallel roads along here, were built, this would have been a dead end with a gravel or dirt track leading ahead and behind us, forming Boundary Road. Today, however, there is a tarmacked road linking each side road with the next, although it is intermittent. The route is still, though, a public bridleway, incorporating the tarmacked sections and the paths in between. See Image for more discussion on the history of Boundary Road. Meanwhile, see Image for the next view along the bridleway ahead, and Image for the next one behind us: each provides further links to photos along the route.

A smaller road on the side of the main Boundary Road.

The reason for the parallel routes is that the bridleway, also now a service road (right) is the historical course of Boundary Road; the main A347 was built in the 1980s. See Image for more discussion on this, including the fact that the two routes are not quite actually parallel. See Image for the next view along the route ahead, and Image for the next view behind. These links contain further links to photos all along the course of the bridleway.