Editing Bournemouth (section)

==Religion==
{{See also|List of churches in Bournemouth}}[[File:Bournemouth St Stephen's church.jpg|thumb|[[St Stephen's Church, Bournemouth|St Stephen's Church]], Bournemouth, built in 1898]]
The 2011 census revealed that 57.1% of the borough's population are Christian. With all other religions combined only totalling 4.7%<!--(0.7 + 0.7 + 0.7 + 0.7 + 1.8 + 0.1)-->, Christianity is by far the largest religious group.<ref name="Religion"/>
40% of the borough falls within the [[Church of England]] [[Diocese of Salisbury]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.salisbury.anglican.org/whos-who/diocese|title=Diocese|publisher=[[Diocese of Salisbury]]|year=2012|access-date=27 July 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110121005856/http://www.salisbury.anglican.org/whos-who/diocese|archive-date=21 January 2011}}</ref> The remainder, to the east, belongs to the [[Diocese of Winchester]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.winchester.anglican.org/parish-life/parishes/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130223164255/http://www.winchester.anglican.org/parish-life/parishes/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=23 February 2013 |title=Archdeaconry of Bournemouth |year=2012 |publisher=[[Diocese of Winchester]] |access-date=27 July 2012 }}</ref>
The [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Portsmouth]] incorporates most of Bournemouth with the exception of two small parishes to the west which are covered by the [[Diocese of Plymouth]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.portsmouthdiocese.org.uk/directory#30|title=Portsmouth Diocese Directory|year=2012|publisher=[[Roman Catholic Diocese of Portsmouth]]|access-date=2 August 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130216092829/http://www.portsmouthdiocese.org.uk/directory/#30|archive-date=16 February 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.plymouth-diocese.org.uk/thediocese/introduction_dio.ashx|title=Plymouth Diocese Directory|year=2012|publisher=[[Roman Catholic Diocese of Plymouth]]|access-date=2 August 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120808194459/http://www.plymouth-diocese.org.uk/thediocese/introduction_dio.ashx|archive-date=8 August 2012}}</ref>

The borough has several notable examples of [[Victorian architecture|Victorian church architecture]]<ref name="BLB"/> including the previously mentioned [[St Peter's Church, Bournemouth|St. Peter's]], the churchyard of which contains the grave of the author Mary Shelley;<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/dorset/hi/people_and_places/history/newsid_8497000/8497549.stm|title=Frankenstein author Mary Shelley's Bournemouth legacy|year=2012|publisher=BBC Dorset|access-date=29 July 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111020212727/http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/dorset/hi/people_and_places/history/newsid_8497000/8497549.stm|archive-date=20 October 2011|url-status=live}}</ref> [[St Stephen's Church, Bournemouth|St Stephen's Church]], completed in 1898 for services under the influence of the [[Oxford Movement]]<ref name=AA45/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://btcp.org.uk/who-we-are/st-stephens/origins/|title=Origins|work=St Stephen's|year=2013|publisher=Bournemouth Town Centre Parish|access-date=21 August 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131211150400/http://btcp.org.uk/who-we-are/st-stephens/origins/|archive-date=11 December 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> and [[St Clement's Church, Bournemouth|St Clement's]], one of the first churches to be designed by [[John Dando Sedding]], built in [[Boscombe]] in 1871.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://list.english-heritage.org.uk/resultsingle.aspx?uid=1324751|title=Church of St Clement|work=Listed Buildings|year=2013|publisher=[[English Heritage]]|access-date=21 August 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131009183837/http://list.english-heritage.org.uk/resultsingle.aspx?uid=1324751|archive-date=9 October 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> To serve a rapidly expanding population a third church was built in the [[Bournemouth Town Centre|town centre]] in 1891. St Augustin's church was commissioned by [[Henry Twells]] who was 'priest-in-charge' there until 1900.<ref>- available on this Saint Mary Magdalene Church, Enfield website: [http://www.saintmarymagdalene.org.uk/The_Twells_Family.html Joy Heywood, ''The Twells Family''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120607073044/http://www.saintmarymagdalene.org.uk/The_Twells_Family.html |date=7 June 2012 }} Retrieved 15 February 2012</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://btcp.org.uk/who-we-are/st-augustins/|title=Who we are|work=St Augustin's|year=2013|publisher=Bournemouth Town Centre Parish|access-date=21 August 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130725054848/http://btcp.org.uk/who-we-are/st-augustins/|archive-date=25 July 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> The largest church in the town is the Richmond Hill St Andrew's Church, part of the [[United Reformed Church]]. Built in 1865 and enlarged in 1891, it has a [[seating capacity]] of 1,100 and is unusually ornate for a non-conformist church.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bournemouth-urc.org.uk/christian_service_bournemouth.html|title=A Christian service at the heart of Bournemouth|year=2013|publisher=Richmond Hill St. Andrews Church|access-date=22 August 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130723081616/http://www.bournemouth-urc.org.uk/christian_service_bournemouth.html|archive-date=23 July 2013|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bournemouth-urc.org.uk/history.html|title=History|work=About Us|year=2013|publisher=Richmond Hill St. Andrews Church|access-date=22 August 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140112132133/http://www.bournemouth-urc.org.uk/history.html|archive-date=12 January 2014|url-status=live}}</ref>

Holy Trinity Church was built, at 161, Old Christchurch Road, in 1868-9 (tower added 1878) in [[Romanesque architecture|Italian Romanesque]] style, designed by [[Charles John Ferguson|Cory & Ferguson]] of [[Carlisle]]; it was deconsecrated in 1973, and burnt down in 1979. The site now contains a modern office building named "Trinity".<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/alwyn_ladell/albums/72157624318755202/ | title=Holy Trinity Church, Old Christchurch Road, Bournemouth, Dorset | date=18 July 2017 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.dorset-churches.org.uk/bournemouth-holy-trinity.html | title=Bournemouth (Holy Trinity), Hampshire | date=2 January 2001 }}</ref>

[[File:Bournemouth Synagogue.jpg|thumb|left|The [[Bournemouth Hebrew Congregation]]]]
Few purpose-built places of worship exist in the borough for faiths other than Christianity, although with a higher proportion of Jewish residents than the national average, there are three synagogues.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=6275027&c=bournemouth&d=13&e=62&g=6392306&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1376591618724&enc=1&dsFamilyId=2479|title=Religion|work=Neighbourhood Statistics|year=2013|publisher=[[Office for National Statistics]]|access-date=15 August 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150501172913/http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=6275027&c=bournemouth&d=13&e=62&g=6392306&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1376591618724&enc=1&dsFamilyId=2479|archive-date=1 May 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>
[[Chabad-Lubavitch]] of Bournemouth is a branch of the worldwide movement. The [[Bournemouth Reform Synagogue]], formerly known as Bournemouth New Synagogue, is a [[Reform Jewish]] synagogue with over 700 members.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Anglo-Jewish Bibliography, 1937–1970 |author= Ruth Pauline Goldschmidt-Lehmann|year=1973|publisher=Jewish Historical Society of England}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|title=A Generation Confronting the Loss of Community|author= David Soetendorp|journal= European Judaism|volume=36|year=2003}}</ref> There is also the architecturally notable [[Bournemouth Hebrew Congregation]] synagogue built in 1911 with an [[Art Nouveau]] take on the [[Moorish Revival]] style.<ref>Sharman Kadish, Jewish Heritage in England : An Architectural Guide, English Heritage, 2006, pp. 80–81</ref> There are also two [[Christadelphian]] meeting halls in the town.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ukchristadelphians.org.uk/info.asp?act=region&id=22|title=History|work=Find your local Christadelphians - Dorset|year=2017|publisher=ukchristadelphians.org.uk|access-date=29 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161123134747/http://ukchristadelphians.org.uk/info.asp?act=region&id=22|archive-date=23 November 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>

The Bournemouth Islamic Centre provides information, support and a place of worship for the [[Islam]]ic community. There is also a mosque in the town.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/dorset/content/articles/2007/01/23/muslim_venue_feature.shtml|title=Faith|year=2012|publisher=BBC Dorset|access-date=23 August 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924213535/http://www.bbc.co.uk/dorset/content/articles/2007/01/23/muslim_venue_feature.shtml|archive-date=24 September 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>