Bay View, Kent

Bay View
The Bay View pub
Bay View is located in Kent
Bay View
Bay View
Location within Kent
Area0.2150 km2 (0.0830 sq mi)
Population699 (2020 estimate)
• Density3,251/km2 (8,420/sq mi)
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townSheerness
Postcode districtME12
Dialling code01795
PoliceKent
FireKent
AmbulanceSouth East Coast
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51°24′00″N 0°54′24″E / 51.4°N 0.90667°E / 51.4; 0.90667

Bay View is a hamlet in the civil parish of Leysdown, on the east side of the Isle of Sheppey in the borough of Swale in Kent, England. In 2020 it had an estimated population of 699.[1]

History

Bay View is a development of houses started in the 1940s and since then has grown to 248 dwellings.[2]

Geography

Eastchurch is located two miles away to the ENE and Leysdown-on-Sea is a mile to the east. Warden is a mile to the north and Leysdown Marshes lie to the south.

Economy

There is a holiday park in Bay View and a pub, the Bay View. There is also a garage which sells caravans and miscellaneous supplies. Formerly there were two general stores, but one closed in the 1980s due to a lack of trade. The same fate led to the closure of the Bay View Stores in 2004.

51% of the population travels more than 10 km to work, with 72% of workers travelling by car.[3]

Transport

The B2231 road runs along the southern edge of Bay View and provides the only transport link. Buses run every half-hour or hour to the rest of the Isle and services to the mainland are also available.[3]

Education

Bay View has no education facilities, with the nearest school being two miles away in Eastchurch.

See also

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bay View, Kent.

http://www.swale.gov.uk/media/adobepdf/b%2Fd%2FWR_SBC_136.pdf[permanent dead link‍] - Statistics and information regarding Bay View from Swale Borough Council.

References

  1. ^ "Bay View". City Population De. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  2. ^ Swale Borough Council, Swale Borough Local Plan, document WR/SBC/136/1, Swale Borough Council
  3. ^ a b Swale Borough Council, Swale Borough Local Plan, document WR/SBC/136/1, Swale Borough Council