Havant

Havant

Langstone Harbour


Leigh Park Gardens


St Faith’s Church
Havant is located in Hampshire
Havant
Havant
Location within Hampshire
Area20.34 km2 (7.85 sq mi)
Population45,826 (2011 census)[1]
• Density2,253/km2 (5,840/sq mi)
OS grid referenceSU717062
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townHAVANT
Postcode districtPO9
Dialling code023
PoliceHampshire and Isle of Wight
FireHampshire and Isle of Wight
AmbulanceSouth Central
UK Parliament
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UK
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50°51′06″N 0°59′03″W / 50.85167°N 0.98417°W / 50.85167; -0.98417

Havant (/ˈhævənt/ HAV-ənt) is a town in the south-east corner of Hampshire, England, between Portsmouth and Chichester. Its borough (population: 125,000[2]) comprises the town (45,826), the resort of Hayling Island, the town of Waterlooville, and the town of Emsworth. Housing and population more than doubled in the 20 years following World War II, a period of major conversion of land from agriculture and woodland to housing across the region following the incendiary bombing of Portsmouth and the Blitz.

The old centre of the town was a small Celtic settlement before Roman times and the town's commerce, retired and commuter population swelled after World War II so as to be usually considered economically part of the Portsmouth conurbation.[citation needed]

  1. ^ "Key Statistics: Dwellings; Quick Statistics: Population Density; Physical Environment: Land Use Survey 2005". Archived from the original on 11 February 2003. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
  2. ^ UK Office for National Statistics