West Town, Hayling Island

West Town is a village on Hayling Island in the borough of Havant in the county of Hampshire, England. It is on the south coast of the island, between Sinah to the west and Eastoke to the east. The wide area between the seafront road and the sea is known as Beachlands.

West Town
Town centre
West Town is located in Hampshire
West Town
West Town
Location within Hampshire
OS grid referenceSZ7144499044
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townHAYLING
Postcode districtPO11
Dialling code023
PoliceHampshire and Isle of Wight
FireHampshire and Isle of Wight
AmbulanceSouth Central
UK Parliament

History

William Padwick was responsible for the development of West Town in the mid nineteenth century.[1] The name Beachlands for the common to the sea is understood to have been coined by George Henry How, the adopted son of Sophia Budd who bought Norfolk House from William Padwick's estate after his death.[2]

Culture and community

Culture
  • The Station Theatre is converted from the South Hayling Goods shed at the end of the Hayling Billy trail on the disused Hayling Island branch line.[3]

Community
  • The Hayling Island Community Centre is situated in Hayling Park[4]

Landmarks
  • Royal hotel, a grade II listed building now used for apartments.
  • The Royal Shades, a grade II listed public house.

Sport and leisure
  • The Blue Flag beach is a suitable for safe bathing
  • A pitch and put and putting green is present at the west end of Beachlands near the Inn on the Beach
  • Funland Amusement Park, an amusement park
  • The southern end of the Hailing Billy trail is at Station Road, West Town.[5]
  • The current western terminus of the Hayling Seaside Railway is at Beachlands.

Notable people

Transport
  • West town is on the 30(anticlockwise)/31(clockwise) route operated by Stagecoach South that runs a circular route round the south of Hayling Island before returning to Havant for onward rail and bus connections.

References
  1. "HAVANT BOROUGH TOWNSCAPE, LANDSCAPE AND SEASCAPE CHARACTER ASSESSMENT FEBRUARY 2007" (PDF). Havant Borough council. 2007. pp. 328–329. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
  2. Pierce Jones, Vic. "A Collection of Articles on_Hayling Island Volume 1" (PDF). pp. 75–76. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
  3. "The Station Theatre - Its Conversion from a Goods Shed". Station Theatre. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
  4. Community Centre in Hayling Island – HICCA
  5. "The Route". Hayling Billy Heritage Project. Retrieved 13 April 2017.



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