Whitecliff
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Whitecliff, is a small area of Parkstone
in Poole
, Dorset
, England. It is situated near the eastern shore of Poole Harbour
and is a very sought-after residential district of Poole due to its park and harbour view.
Whitecliff Recreation Ground (part of Poole's Harbourside Park) offers a cricket
pitch, used by various local teams, including those from Poole Cricket Club, and several football pitches which host all of Parkstone Heights Falcons/Hawks home games from under-12 level upwards.
In 2009 a much improved children's play area was opened to the public.
Parkstone
Parkstone is an area of Poole, Dorset. It is divided into 'Lower' and 'Upper' Parkstone. Upper Parkstone - "Up-on-'ill" as it used to be known in local parlance - is so-called because it is largely on higher ground slightly to the north of the lower-lying area of Lower Parkstone - "The Village" -...
in Poole
Poole
Poole is a large coastal town and seaport in the county of Dorset, on the south coast of England. The town is east of Dorchester, and Bournemouth adjoins Poole to the east. The Borough of Poole was made a unitary authority in 1997, gaining administrative independence from Dorset County Council...
, Dorset
Dorset
Dorset , is a county in South West England on the English Channel coast. The county town is Dorchester which is situated in the south. The Hampshire towns of Bournemouth and Christchurch joined the county with the reorganisation of local government in 1974...
, England. It is situated near the eastern shore of Poole Harbour
Poole Harbour
Poole Harbour is a large natural harbour in Dorset, southern England, with the town of Poole on its shores. The harbour is a drowned valley formed at the end of the last ice age and is the estuary of several rivers, the largest being the Frome. The harbour has a long history of human settlement...
and is a very sought-after residential district of Poole due to its park and harbour view.
Whitecliff Recreation Ground (part of Poole's Harbourside Park) offers a cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
pitch, used by various local teams, including those from Poole Cricket Club, and several football pitches which host all of Parkstone Heights Falcons/Hawks home games from under-12 level upwards.
In 2009 a much improved children's play area was opened to the public.