Denvilles

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Denvilles
Denvilles (Hampshire)
Denvilles

Denvilles shown within Hampshire
OS grid reference SU725065
District Havant
Shire county Hampshire
Region South East
Constituent country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town HAVANT
Postcode district PO9
Dialling code 023
Police Hampshire
Fire Hampshire
Ambulance South Central
European Parliament South East England
UK Parliament Havant
List of places: UKEnglandHampshire

Coordinates: 50°50′N 0°58′W / 50.84, -0.97

Denvilles is a locality within Havant to the north of Warblington railway station [1]. In 1877 it consisted of a solitary farm[2] but by 1897 there were several roads of detached residencies[3]. Slowly the area grew and in the 1960s it doubled in size as smaller housing estates for private ownership were built[4]. The area has a small convenience store but the adjoining satellite health centre moved in July to centralised premises elsewhere[5]. Despite this the Borough Council[6] designates the area UA2 (not a priority for extra investment[7]).

[edit] References

  1. ^ Which was originally to have been called Denvilles Halt, but the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway felt this would confuse passengers with another station a short way away created during The Battle of Havant Buriton Heritage Bank Information Sheet No 9, DJ August 2001
  2. ^ Havant Museum Map Collection Map 23A
  3. ^ HMMC 23C
  4. ^ Residents Association
  5. ^ Concerns of Denvilles residents
  6. ^ Area administrators
  7. ^ Havant Borough Council District-wide Local Plan ISBN X200039842 (Hampshire Public Libraries ref:R711.409422795)