West End, Hampshire
West End | ||
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Shire county | ||
Region | ||
Country | England | |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom | |
Post town | SOUTHAMPTON | |
Postcode district | SO30, SO18 | |
Dialling code | 023 | |
Police | Hampshire and Isle of Wight | |
Fire | Hampshire and Isle of Wight | |
Ambulance | South Central | |
Eastleigh | ||
Website | West End Parish Council | |
West End is a
The village is known for being home of the
History
Early history
A series of round
The village was originally a hamlet which grew up around a track between Romsey and Portsmouth.[3] The hamlet had a chapel by 1552 primarily for the use of the lords of the manor of Allington.[3] When the track became a turnpike road in the early 19th century, the hamlet began to grow.[3]
19th century
In 1838, a national school was opened to house 192 children.[3] St James' Church was founded in the same year.[5]
The hamlet was mostly within the tithing of
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An extra room was added to the national school in 1866. In 1871 an independent school for younger children was opened, having been built by Mrs Harriet Hazlefoot.
In 1890, the spire of St James' was struck by lightning and the building was replaced. The civil parish was established in 1894.[3] A number of boundary changes have taken place since then.
Harriet Hazlefoot's school became the infants' department of the national school in 1894.
20th century
During the 20th century, the school moved again into a new (third) building and was renamed St James' Primary School. The second school building became Hilldene Community Centre, where a number of adult education courses and other activities take place.
In 1900, two further Methodist chapels were built, one in the Moorgreen area and one in Swaythling Road. In September 1904 the children of the national school were moved to a new location with the old school building becoming the parish hall.[3]
The
In 1954, Harefield was transferred out of the civil parish and into Southampton.[3]
The
The fire station was closed in 1996 and the building was transferred to the parish council to run as a community venue. West End Local History Society, established at the same time, set up its museum in the building.[7]
21st century
Hampshire County Cricket Club's home ground, the Utilita Bowl cricket ground was built in 2000 along with an accompanying
Government
Matters such as social events, footpaths and sports facilities are governed by the (civil)
Culture and community
The annual West End Carnival takes place each June, although it did not run in 2009 or 2010 due to a lack of volunteers. The parish has an active local history society which runs a museum in the old fire station in the village centre.
Education
There is one primary school in the village of West End, St. James School. Its predecessor is on the High Street built in 1901 which for a time during the late 20th century became St James's Pre-School.
Notable people
Forester and environmental activist Richard St. Barbe Baker was born in West End.[9]
RMS Titanic connection
Arthur Rostron
James Jukes
Henry James Jukes was born and brought up in West End. He lived in Camlens House, Moorgreen Road, West End. James' parents, Joseph and Elizabeth Jukes, ran a garden holding and James was soon to be married. James was on board the Titanic as a part of the engineering department, or as it was better known, the 'black crew', but, aged 35 years, went down with the ship. In his honour a housing development on Moorgreen Road was named 'Jukes Walk' in 2002.
There are plaques in the West End Museum for both Rostron and Jukes.
See also
References
- ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 12 December 2016.
- ^ "West End Local History Society: Barrows". Archived from the original on 23 December 2012.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "West End Local History Society; Brief History of West End". Archived from the original on 22 November 2005.
- ^ "West End Local History Society: Shutter Telegraph". Archived from the original on 1 August 2012.
- ^ "Church of St James, West End, Hampshire". britishlistedbuildings.co.uk. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
- ^ White, William (1878). History, Gazetteer and Directory of the County of Hampshire: Including the Isle of Wight, and Comprising a General Survey of the County and Separate Historical, Statistical and Topographical Descriptions of All the Hundreds, Parishes, Townships, Chapelries, Towns, Ports, Villages, Hamlets, & Unions; the Diocese of Winchester; the Seats of the Nobility and Gentry; Magistrates and Public Officers; and a Great Variety of Other Archæological, Architectural, Agricultural, Biographical, Botanical and Geological Information. W. White.
- ^ ISBN 9781445626963.
- ^ "West end parish". Weparish.co.uk. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
- ^ "Memorial to Richard St.Barbe Baker". Westendlhs.hampshire.org.uk. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
External links
Media related to West End, Eastleigh at Wikimedia Commons