Eastney

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Eastney is a district located in the south east corner of Portsmouth, England on Portsea Island.

Eastney started out as a small hamlet. In 1867 a barracks for the Royal Marines was built in the hamlet. The small hamlet and surrounding farmland was developed and absorbed into Portsmouth in the period 1890-1905. Eastney is also home to an unofficial Naturist Beach, although it may be under some threat from property development. There's a campaign group set up (Eastney Naturists) and you can find more info about the beach, its location, the threat and the campaign at www.eastneybeach.org.uk In 2005 The News, the local newspaper in Portsmouth, did a feature on the nudist beach and two reporters, Jeff Travis and Elise Brewerton, stripped off for the cameras.