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{{Short description|Suburb of Portsmouth, Hampshire, England}} |
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{{For|the ship launched in 1920|SS Eastney}} |
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{{Infobox UK place |
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| country = England |
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| official_name = Eastney |
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| lieutenancy_england = [[Hampshire]] |
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| constituency_westminster = [[Portsmouth South (UK Parliament constituency)|Portsmouth South]] |
| constituency_westminster = [[Portsmouth South (UK Parliament constituency)|Portsmouth South]] |
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| post_town = SOUTHSEA |
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| postcode_area = PO |
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| postcode_district = PO4 |
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| dial_code = 023 |
| dial_code = 023 |
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| os_grid_reference = SZ 66964 98688 |
| os_grid_reference = SZ 66964 98688 |
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'''Eastney''' is a district |
'''Eastney''' is a district in the south-east corner of [[Portsmouth]], [[England]], on [[Portsea Island]]. Its [[Wards and electoral divisions of the United Kingdom|electoral ward]] is called Eastney and Craneswater. At the 2011 Census the population of this ward was 13,591.<ref name=census /> |
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==History== |
==History== |
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===Barracks and fortifications=== |
===Barracks and fortifications=== |
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[[Eastney Barracks]] |
[[Eastney Barracks]] were built as headquarters for the [[History of the Royal Marines|Royal Marine Artillery]], who moved in during 1867.<ref>[http://www.memorials.inportsmouth.co.uk/rm-museum/commandants.htm List of commandants, RM Museum] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006123038/http://www.memorials.inportsmouth.co.uk/rm-museum/commandants.htm |date=October 6, 2014 }}</ref> At the same time as the barracks, a pair of small artillery forts were built on the foreshore. Eastney Fort East is still extant (having remained in military use until 1989);<ref>[http://www.portsmouth-guide.co.uk/local/eastfort.htm local guide]</ref> Eastney Fort West has been converted into a walled garden. |
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The small hamlet of Eastney and surrounding farmland were developed and absorbed into Portsmouth in the period |
The small hamlet of Eastney and surrounding farmland were developed and absorbed into Portsmouth in the period 1890–1905, with a network of streets built to house [[Royal Marines]] and their families that spread west from the barracks site. The streets were mostly named after famous military and naval engagements in which the Royal Marines had taken part. |
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Due to the heavy bombing suffered |
Due to the heavy bombing suffered in [[Portsmouth Blitz|The Portsmouth Blitz]] during the [[Second World War]], many displaced people found refuge along the north shore of Eastney Lake, living in makeshift houseboats, converted railway carriages, and fisherman huts. Many of these homes lacked the basic amenities of electricity and plumbed water supplies. The community survived into the mid and late 1960s when the city council began to relocate families to its newly built housing estates in [[Leigh Park]] and [[Paulsgrove]].{{Citation needed|date=July 2016}} |
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===Claims to fame=== |
===Claims to fame=== |
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Eastney was the first venue for an underwater hockey game called [[Octopush]], invented by Alan Blake of the newly formed [[Southsea]] Sub-Aqua Club. |
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Eastney was the first venue for a new game called [[Octopush]] invented by Alan Blake. Blake was a founder-member of the newly formed [[Southsea]] Sub-Aqua Club and he and other divers including John Ventham, Jack Willis, and Frank Lilleker first played this game in Eastney Swimming Pool in 1954. Octopush was originally created to keep new divers of the sub-aqua club both active and in attendance at the club over the colder, non-diving (and therefore boring) winter months. Originally called Octopush, and still known locally by that name in the [[United Kingdom]] today, the sport is now more widely known as [[Underwater Hockey]]. The original rules called for teams of eight players (hence "octo-"), a bat reminiscent of a tiny shuffleboard stick called a "[[Bat-and-ball games|pusher]]" (hence the "-push"), an uncoated lead [[wikt:puck|puck]] called a "squid", and a goal known at first as a "cuttle" but soon thereafter a "gulley". Apart from 'pusher' and to a lesser extent 'Octopush' much of this original terminology is now consigned to history. 60 years on and Underwater hockey is now played around the world and competed at regional and national levels, and also at international levels with regular zone and world championships. Southsea Octopush Club maintains a high (often top) ranking within the UK, whilst [[Great Britain]] has mixed fortunes on the international stage. |
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Fraser Range, a |
Fraser Range, a (then) Royal Navy gunnery range establishment in Eastney, was used in October 1971 as a filming location for ''[[The Sea Devils]]'', a serial of ''[[Doctor Who]]'' broadcast between 26 February and 1 April 1972.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.doctorwholocations.net/locations/frasergunneryrange |title = Fraser Gunnery Range - The Locations Guide to Doctor Who, Torchwood and The Sarah Jane Adventures}}</ref> In late 2017, the Fraser Range site was purchased by National Regional Property Group, who have plans to preserve its naval heritage and to also develop the site for future residential use.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://fraserrange.co.uk/history/ |title = History - Fraser Range}}</ref> |
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==Today== |
==Today== |
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[[File:Eastney Beach, Portsmouth, UK.jpg|thumb|Eastney Beach]] |
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The area is home to [[Eastney Beam Engine House]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.portsmouthmuseums.co.uk/museum-service/Eastney-Beam-Engine-House |publisher=Portsmouth City Museums|title=Eastney Beam Engine House|accessdate=28 May 2016}}</ref> as well as a council swimming pool, a camping and caravan site, and an estate of homes occupied by personnel of the UK Armed Forces and their families. |
The area is home to [[Eastney Beam Engine House]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.portsmouthmuseums.co.uk/museum-service/Eastney-Beam-Engine-House |publisher=Portsmouth City Museums|title=Eastney Beam Engine House|accessdate=28 May 2016}}</ref> as well as a council swimming pool, a camping and caravan site, and an estate of homes occupied by personnel of the UK Armed Forces and their families. |
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Eastney is also home to an unofficial [[naturist]] beach, which may be under threat from property development.<ref>[http://www.eastneybeach.org.uk Eastney Naturists: Campaigning to save the Beach]</ref> |
Eastney is also home to an unofficial [[naturist]] beach, which may be under threat from property development.<ref>[http://www.eastneybeach.org.uk Eastney Naturists: Campaigning to save the Beach]</ref> |
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The University of Portsmouth's Marine Science department is |
The University of Portsmouth's Marine Science department is along Ferry Road. |
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Eastney Lake, also known by locals as 'Eastney Creek' or 'The Creek', is a natural tidal inlet of Langstone Harbour and is located on the northern side of the Eastney peninsular, with Milton on the northern side. A small enclosed lagoon nicknamed 'The Glory Hole' is located on the southern shore of Eastney Lake, and is refilled with Langstone Harbour's salt-water on high spring tides. |
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==Transport== |
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The [[Hayling Ferry]] runs from Eastney, linking it to Ferry Point on [[Hayling Island]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.haylingferry.net |title = HOME {{!}} Hayling Ferry}}</ref> |
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==Churches== |
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St Margaret of Scotland CofE church was built on highland road between 1902 and 1903.<ref name=Bailey468 /> It was expanded between 1908 and 1910.<ref name=Bailey468 /> It closed in 2017.<ref name=Bailey468>{{cite book |last1=O’Brien |first1=Charles|last2=Bailey |first2=Bruce|last3=Pevsner |first3=Nikolaus |last4=Lloyd |first4=David W. |date=2018 |title=The Buildings of England Hampshire: South |publisher=Yale University Press |pages=468–469|isbn=9780300225037}}</ref> Another church former church named St Patrick was built in 1906.<ref name=Bailey470>{{cite book |last1=O’Brien |first1=Charles|last2=Bailey |first2=Bruce|last3=Pevsner |first3=Nikolaus |last4=Lloyd |first4=David W. |date=2018 |title=The Buildings of England Hampshire: South |publisher=Yale University Press |page=471|isbn=9780300225037}}</ref> |
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Fraser Range, a former Royal Navy gunnery range and more recently a [[QinetiQ]] research centre was permanantly closed in 2006. Since closure, Fraser Range lay derelict and has been frequently vandalised by trespassers. Fraser Range was also previously used in October 1971 as a filming location for an episode ([[The_Sea_Devils|''"The Sea Devils"'']]) of BBC Television's long-running [[Doctor Who]] series.<ref>http://www.doctorwholocations.net/locations/frasergunneryrange</ref> In late 2017, the Fraser Range site was purchased by National Regional Property Group, who have plans to preserve its naval heritage and to also develop the site for future residential use.<ref>https://fraserrange.co.uk/history/</ref> |
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==References== |
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==External links== |
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*[http://www.eastneycruisingassociation.com/ Eastney Cruising Association] |
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[[Category:Areas of Portsmouth]] |
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Latest revision as of 13:21, 27 September 2024
| Eastney | |
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  Eastney Location within Hampshire | |
| Population | 13,591 [1] |
| OS grid reference | SZ 66964 98688 |
| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | SOUTHSEA |
| Postcode district | PO4 |
| Dialling code | 023 |
| Police | Hampshire and Isle of Wight |
| Fire | Hampshire and Isle of Wight |
| Ambulance | South Central |
| UK Parliament | |
Eastney is a district in the south-east corner of Portsmouth, England, on Portsea Island. Its electoral ward is called Eastney and Craneswater. At the 2011 Census the population of this ward was 13,591.[1]
History
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Barracks and fortifications
[edit]Eastney Barracks were built as headquarters for the Royal Marine Artillery, who moved in during 1867.[2] At the same time as the barracks, a pair of small artillery forts were built on the foreshore. Eastney Fort East is still extant (having remained in military use until 1989);[3] Eastney Fort West has been converted into a walled garden.
The small hamlet of Eastney and surrounding farmland were developed and absorbed into Portsmouth in the period 1890–1905, with a network of streets built to house Royal Marines and their families that spread west from the barracks site. The streets were mostly named after famous military and naval engagements in which the Royal Marines had taken part.
Due to the heavy bombing suffered in The Portsmouth Blitz during the Second World War, many displaced people found refuge along the north shore of Eastney Lake, living in makeshift houseboats, converted railway carriages, and fisherman huts. Many of these homes lacked the basic amenities of electricity and plumbed water supplies. The community survived into the mid and late 1960s when the city council began to relocate families to its newly built housing estates in Leigh Park and Paulsgrove.[citation needed]
Claims to fame
[edit]Eastney was the first venue for an underwater hockey game called Octopush, invented by Alan Blake of the newly formed Southsea Sub-Aqua Club.
Fraser Range, a (then) Royal Navy gunnery range establishment in Eastney, was used in October 1971 as a filming location for The Sea Devils, a serial of Doctor Who broadcast between 26 February and 1 April 1972.[4] In late 2017, the Fraser Range site was purchased by National Regional Property Group, who have plans to preserve its naval heritage and to also develop the site for future residential use.[5]
Today
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The area is home to Eastney Beam Engine House,[6] as well as a council swimming pool, a camping and caravan site, and an estate of homes occupied by personnel of the UK Armed Forces and their families.
Eastney is also home to an unofficial naturist beach, which may be under threat from property development.[7]
The University of Portsmouth's Marine Science department is along Ferry Road.
Southsea Marina, Fort Cumberland, and a nature reserve are also in the district.
Eastney Lake, also known by locals as 'Eastney Creek' or 'The Creek', is a natural tidal inlet of Langstone Harbour and is located on the northern side of the Eastney peninsular, with Milton on the northern side. A small enclosed lagoon nicknamed 'The Glory Hole' is located on the southern shore of Eastney Lake, and is refilled with Langstone Harbour's salt-water on high spring tides.
Transport
[edit]The Hayling Ferry runs from Eastney, linking it to Ferry Point on Hayling Island.[8]
Churches
[edit]St Margaret of Scotland CofE church was built on highland road between 1902 and 1903.[9] It was expanded between 1908 and 1910.[9] It closed in 2017.[9] Another church former church named St Patrick was built in 1906.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Portsmouth ward population 2011".
- ^ List of commandants, RM Museum Archived October 6, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ local guide
- ^ "Fraser Gunnery Range - The Locations Guide to Doctor Who, Torchwood and The Sarah Jane Adventures".
- ^ "History - Fraser Range".
- ^ "Eastney Beam Engine House". Portsmouth City Museums. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
- ^ Eastney Naturists: Campaigning to save the Beach
- ^ "HOME | Hayling Ferry".
- ^ a b c O’Brien, Charles; Bailey, Bruce; Pevsner, Nikolaus; Lloyd, David W. (2018). The Buildings of England Hampshire: South. Yale University Press. pp. 468–469. ISBN 9780300225037.
- ^ O’Brien, Charles; Bailey, Bruce; Pevsner, Nikolaus; Lloyd, David W. (2018). The Buildings of England Hampshire: South. Yale University Press. p. 471. ISBN 9780300225037.
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