Talk:Mudeford

Tourist Guide

Nice to have an entry for Mudeford but it reads like a tourist guide and is hardly NPOV.--Penbat (talk) 13:29, 21 July 2008 (UTC)

Agreed, --Badgernet (talk) 13:42, 21 July 2008 (UTC)

History

Perhaps someone could do a write up on Mudeford's history. --Penbat (talk) 14:42, 21 July 2008 (UTC)

Anything on Somerford Grange or Bure Homage House would be good. --Penbat (talk) 20:36, 6 September 2010 (UTC)

Muddy Ford

Does anyone have any references to its old name? I believe it was changed sometime during the reign of George III, to make it sound more appealing to tourists.--Ykraps (talk) 07:41, 10 September 2010 (UTC)

What is and what isnt Mudeford ?

I am intending to contribute more to the Mudeford page but I'm having difficulty defining the area. For example, where exactly does Somerford, Highcliffe, Friars Cliff, Stanpit etc. end and Mudeford begin. I don't have a map that shows those boundaries but I imagine Mudeford to be the area South of Somerford Road, West of Bure Lane and East of Pauntley Road. This would include Smuggler's Reach, the quay and Sandhills but not the recreation ground you have mentioned, Fisherman's Bank nor the Ship in Distress (more's the pity) which in my mind are all in Stanpit. Looking at an A-Z, the situation becomes worse as this seems to suggest Stanpit stretches as far as Mudeford Lane. Stanpit is an 'inconvenient truth' that is preventing me from writing what I want to! Any suggestions?--Ykraps (talk) 11:03, 11 September 2010 (UTC)

P.S The article also mentions Mudeford Spit which I'm almost certain is in Bournemouth despite its name.--Ykraps (talk) 11:11, 11 September 2010 (UTC)

thanks for your work on the page. I think the basic problem is that the boundary of Mudeford has constantly changed over the years so if you refer to a historic event it is a different Mudeford to now. For example Mudeford Woods used to be called Somerford Woods and probably still is by some. I am not sure what the current day boundaries are but I will try to find out. I suggest anything that explicitly says Somerford ought to go into a separate Somerford article but Fishermans Walk and Friars Cliff are more problematic. I think Friars Cliff might now be a district of Highcliffe. Actually I checked yesterday and there is a sign up in the recreation ground calling itself "Mudeford recreation ground". I think it best to have Stanpit as a separate section within the Mudeford article for now at least and describe it as a part of Mudeford. --Penbat (talk) 11:20, 11 September 2010 (UTC)