West Blatchington
From Wikishire
| West Blatchington | |
| Sussex | |
|---|---|
 The windmill | |
| Location | |
| Location: | 50°50’33"N, 0°12’11"W |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Hove |
| Postcode: | BN3 |
| Dialling code: | 01273 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Brighton and Hove |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Hove |
West Blatchington is an ancient parish in Sussex that forms a suburb of Hove.
The area grew rapidly in the inter-war period, but unlike nearby Hangleton it had more infrastructure, with St Peter's Church, a working farm, a windmill and an industrial area grouped around the Goldstone Pumping Station and its workers' cottages.[1]
Blatchington Mill School, formed in 1979 from the Hove County Grammar School, Knoll Boys School and Nevill Secondary School, lies in the centre of West Blatchington.
The area is crossed by the Monarch's Way long-distance footpath, heading towards its terminus at Shoreham-by-Sea.
References
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about West Blatchington) |
- ↑ "Welcome to West Blatchington". My Brighton and Hove website. My Brighton and Hove (c/o QueensPark Books). 22 March 2006. http://www.mybrightonandhove.org.uk/page_id__6866_path__0p114p129p1253p.aspx. Retrieved 27 September 2008.
