West Town, Hayling Island
| West Town, Hayling Island | |
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 West Town, Hayling Island
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| West Town, Hayling Island shown within Hampshire | |
| OS grid reference | SZ7144499044 |
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| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | HAYLING |
| Postcode district | PO11 |
| Dialling code | 023 |
| Police | Hampshire |
| Fire | Hampshire |
| Ambulance | South Central |
| EU Parliament | South East England |
| UK Parliament | |
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.
William Padwick was responsible for the development of West Town in the mid nineteenth century. 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.
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