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Christchurch (Dorset) is a town in Hampshire that is often confused with being in New zealand. Due to chronic overcrowding of Hampshire, and the infamous "Youthening Project" of the early 1970s it was decided that Christchurch (Dorset), with it's abundance of elderly residents, should be donated to neighbouring Dorset to bring the average age of Hampshire residents down from 82 to 36. The flip side of this, of course, is that Dorset's average age catapulted from 42 up to 85 which is why Christchurch (Dorset) is now laying in an often disputed patch of no mans land with neither county wanting to claim responsibility.

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  • Christchurch (Dorset) is a town in Hampshire that is often confused with being in New zealand. Due to chronic overcrowding of Hampshire, and the infamous "Youthening Project" of the early 1970s it was decided that Christchurch (Dorset), with it's abundance of elderly residents, should be donated to neighbouring Dorset to bring the average age of Hampshire residents down from 82 to 36. The flip side of this, of course, is that Dorset's average age catapulted from 42 up to 85 which is why Christchurch (Dorset) is now laying in an often disputed patch of no mans land with neither county wanting to claim responsibility.
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  • Christchurch (Dorset) is a town in Hampshire that is often confused with being in New zealand. Due to chronic overcrowding of Hampshire, and the infamous "Youthening Project" of the early 1970s it was decided that Christchurch (Dorset), with it's abundance of elderly residents, should be donated to neighbouring Dorset to bring the average age of Hampshire residents down from 82 to 36. The flip side of this, of course, is that Dorset's average age catapulted from 42 up to 85 which is why Christchurch (Dorset) is now laying in an often disputed patch of no mans land with neither county wanting to claim responsibility. With Hampshire apparently happy that it's gone, and Dorset generally referring to it as "that Hampshire town", Christchurch (Dorset) became the first town in the UK to adopt brackets in their name with the addition of (Dorset) in 1983. This meant that people searching for articles about Christchurch would, in fact, find the UK town, and secondly it formed a lasting link with a county giving the Alzheimers ridden residents something extra to add to their addresses. Plus it sounded better that "Christchurch (No Mans Land)"
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