Emsworth

Emsworth
Emsworth is located in Hampshire
Emsworth
Emsworth
Location within Hampshire
Population10,269 [1]
OS grid referenceSU748060
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townEMSWORTH
Postcode districtPO10
Dialling code01243
PoliceHampshire and Isle of Wight
FireHampshire and Isle of Wight
AmbulanceSouth Central
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Hampshire
50°50′56″N 0°56′17″W / 50.849°N 0.938°W / 50.849; -0.938

Emsworth is a town[2] in the Borough of Havant in the county of Hampshire, on the south coast of England near the border with West Sussex. It lies at the north end of an arm of Chichester Harbour, a large and shallow inlet from the English Channel, and is equidistant between Portsmouth and Chichester.[3]

Emsworth had a population of 10,269 at the 2021 Census. The town has a basin for yachts and fishing boats, which fills at high tide and can be emptied through a sluice at low tide. In geodemographic segmentation the town is the heart of the Emsworth (cross-county) built-up area, the remainder of which is Westbourne, Southbourne and Nutbourne. The area had a combined population of 18,777 in 2011, with a density of 30.5 people per hectare, and shares two railway stations.[4]

  1. ^ Office for National Statistics - Census 2021
  2. ^ "Emsworth dubbed as '˜UK's small town food capital' after award collection". www.portsmouth.co.uk. 27 January 2017. Archived from the original on 11 April 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  3. ^ Whitfield, Robert. Emsworth: A History. Chichester: Phillimore & Co. Ltd., 2005, p. xiii. ISBN 1-86077-346-X
  4. ^ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Emsworth BUA Built-up area sub division (1119883320)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 21 August 2020.