Hill Head
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Hill Head is a residential area and village
Hill Head has a substantial elderly population – 33.2% of its 7,100 residents are over 65, compared to an English average of 18.4%. At the 2021 Census the ward population had fallen slightly to 7,100.[2]
During
The Swordfish
For many years the only remaining pub along Hill Head beach-front was the Osborne View, so named as Osborne House (residential home of Queen Victoria) was visible on a clear day. It burnt down in a fire that started at 2.30am on 22 February 2024.[3] Built in the Victorian era and constructed down the cliff over four floors, the Osborne View was a hotel until 1971; regulars included football player and manager Alf Ramsey.[3]
Between 1985 and 1990, Hill Head's beaches appeared in the BBC TV show Howards' Way, which was mostly filmed at nearby Bursledon, Hamble-le-Rice, Warsash and Swanwick.
Bus services to and from Hill Head are provided by First,[4] with a half-hourly circular service to and from Fareham.
The area has a convenience store with a post office, a lighting shop, a door and windows shop, two hairdressers, a Chinese takeaway and a prep school.
References
- ^ Info, Webmaster. "Hill Head". www.fareham.gov.uk.
- ^ "Census custom area profile 2021". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
- ^ a b Barton, Alex (22 February 2024). "Huge fire devastates Sir Alf Ramsey's favourite hotel". The Telegraph. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
- ^ "First, Hampshire". Archived from the original on 23 January 2013. Retrieved 13 November 2013.
50°49′N 1°14′W / 50.817°N 1.233°W
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