West Blatchington

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West Blatchington is often seen as subsumed in the shadow of its larger neighbour Hangleton. But while it does have a similar landscape (a Downland dip-slope parish lying north of Hove) West Blatchington has some more substantial and immediately noticeable buildings as its core. It is hard to miss a windmill! - especially when driving along the main traffic routes, Hangleton Road and Nevill Road.

The area is one of quiet suburban respectability. It grew rapidly in the inter-war period, but unlike Hangleton it had more infrastructure, with St Peters church, a working farm, a windmill and the proto-industrial area grouped around the Goldstone pumping station and its workers' cottages.

Blatchington Mill School, formed in 1979 from the Hove Grammer School, Knoll Boys School and Nevill Secondary School, lies in the centre of West Blatchington and boasts success in many areas, especially the arts. The school's band "The Millstones" has toured to Germany and the USA, as well as playing at prestigous events in the UK.