West Blatchington is an area of

Hove Hove ( ) is a seaside resort in East Sussex, England. Alongside Brighton, it is one of the two main parts of the city of Brighton and Hove. Originally a fishing village surrounded by open farmland, it grew rapidly in the 19th century in respon ...

in the city of

Brighton and Hove Brighton and Hove ( ) is a City status in the United Kingdom, city and unitary authority area, ceremonially in East Sussex, England. There are multiple villages alongside the seaside resorts of Brighton and Hove in the district. It is administe ...

, in the ceremonial county of

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, England. The area grew rapidly during the inter-war period, but unlike nearby

Hangleton Hangleton is a suburb of Brighton and Hove, in the ceremonial county of East Sussex, England. The area was developed in the 1930s after it was incorporated into the Borough of Hove, but has ancient origins: St Helen's Church, Hangleton, its par ...

, it had more infrastructure which were; St Peter's Church, a working farm, a

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and an industrial area grouped around the Goldstone Pumping Station and its workers' cottages. 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 Shoreham-by-Sea (often shortened to Shoreham) is a coastal town and port in the Adur District, Adur district, in the county of West Sussex, England. In 2011 it had a population of 20,547. The town is bordered to its north by the South Downs, to ...

Civil parish

In 1951 the parish had a population of 5796. On 1 April 1974 the parish was abolished.

References

{{authority control Areas of Brighton and Hove Former civil parishes in East Sussex Hove