Blackwater, Dorset

Blackwater

Blackwater
Blackwater shown within Dorset
OS grid reference	SZ135959
District	Christchurch
Shire county	Dorset
Region	South West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	CHRISTCHURCH
Postcode district	BH23

Police	Dorset
Fire	Dorset and Wiltshire
Ambulance	South Western
EU Parliament	South West England
UK Parliament	Christchurch
List of places UK England Dorset 50°45′32″N 1°48′14″W / 50.759°N 1.804°W / 50.759; -1.804Coordinates: 50°45′32″N 1°48′14″W / 50.759°N 1.804°W / 50.759; -1.804

Blackwater, Dorset is a small hamlet in the borough of Christchurch, Dorset, in southern England. It is best known for the grade separated road junction between the A338 Ringwood to Bournemouth road and the B3073 road to Bournemouth Airport (and to Christchurch in the opposite direction). It was once the site of a ferry crossing on the River Stour.