Denvilles Explained

Country:England
Official Name:Denvilles
Coordinates:50.855°N -0.965°W
Shire District:Havant
Shire County:Hampshire
Region:South East England
Post Town:HAVANT
Postcode District:PO9
Postcode Area:PO
Dial Code:023
Os Grid Reference:SU725065
Static Image Name:File:Ivy clad house at Denvilles - geograph.org.uk - 599754.jpg

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 residences.[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] The Borough Council[6] designates the area UA2: not a priority for extra investment.[7]

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 HavantBuriton Heritage Bank Information Sheet No 9, DJ August 2001
  2. Havant Museum Map Collection Map 23A
  3. HMMC 23C
  4. http://www.wdra.hampshire.org.uk/ Residents Association
  5. http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/ViewArticle.aspx?SectionID=455&articleid=2115898 Concerns of Denvilles residents
  6. http://www.havant.gov.uk/ Area administrators
  7. Havant Borough Council District-wide Local Plan (Hampshire Public Libraries ref:R711.409422795)