- Nicholstown, Hampshire
Infobox UK place
country = England
map_type = Southampton
official_name= Nicholstown-Newtown
latitude = 50.91133
longitude = -1.39551
population =
area_total_km2 =
unitary_england=Southampton
lieutenancy_england=Hampshire
post_town= SOUTHAMPTON
postcode_area= SO
dial_code= 023
constituency_westminster=Southampton Test
region = South East England
postcode_district = SO14Nicholstown-Newtown (usually called Nicholstown, or Newtown) is a small area to the north-east of
Southampton 's city centre. To the north isBevois Valley , to the east Northam and to the west and south is St Mary's. In the north of Newtown is the Mount Pleasant area, which spills over into the north of Northam. Black signs saying "Welcome to Nicholstown-Newtown" [http://www.connections-exhibition.org/parallels/cities/images/s_nicholstown_l.jpg] demarcate the district on the roads running east from St. Mary's Rd - hence the district is bordered on the west by St. Mary's Road, the south by Six Dials road, and the east by the railway lines.The area is dominated by the
Royal South Hampshire Hospital which was built in 1843-1844.History
In the 1960s and 1970s the area was notorious as Southampton's
red-light district with high crime rates. [http://archive.thisishampshire.net/2004/7/5/27078.html This is Hampshire: 5th July 2004: Inner-city pride restored] Accessed 11th April 2007] . Frustrated with the inaction of the city council and police, over 2,000 people marched from Derby Road to the civic centre. Following this "march of neglect", the Queen visited the area and a cash injection of half a million pounds followed. However, by the 21st century, little had changed. In the year 2000 a report highlighted that the urban renewal area encompassing Nicholstown "exhibits both the highest levels of unfitness and disrepair ... in the city"cite news|url=http://archive.thisishampshire.net/2000/9/26/83030.html|title=Inner city homes to get cash boost|date=Tuesday 26th Sep 2000|publisher=Newsquest Media Group|accessdate=2008-09-01] and the area was still very much a red light district in 2004.cite news|url=http://archive.dailyecho.co.uk/2004/7/6/27011.html|title=Life beyond the streets|last=Thompson|first=Kate|date=Tuesday 6th Jul 2004|work=The Southern Daily Echo|publisher=Newsquest Media Group|accessdate=2008-09-01]Nicholstown today
The Newtown Youth Centre is situated in Graham Road and attracts over 100 individuals between the ages of 11 and 21 in a year. [ [http://66.102.9.104/search?q=cache:apXKR2RR2gIJ:www.hampshirepoliceauthority.org/item_8_-_progress_reports_25_1_07.doc+nicholstown+history&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=47&gl=uk&client=firefox-a Hampshire Police Authority - Crime Prevention Committee - 25 January 2007: Report of the Consultant to the Committee ] Accessed 11th April 2007]
References
External link
* [http://www.connections-exhibition.org/parallels/cities/images/s_nicholstown_l.jpgPhotograph of the neighbourhood sign]
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