Bay View, Kent

infobox UK place
country = England
latitude= 51.4
longitude= 0.90667
official_name= Bay View
population =
shire_district= Swale
shire_county = Kent
region= South East England
constituency_westminster=
post_town= Sheerness
postcode_district = Medway
postcode_area=
dial_code= 01795 510
os_grid_reference=

Bay View is a hamlet on the east side of the Isle of Sheppey in the Borough of Swale in Kent, England.

History

Bay View is a development of houses started in the 1940s and since then has grown to 248 dwellings [cite |author=Swale Borough Council |title=Swale Borough Local Plan, document WR/SBC/136/1 |publisher=Swale Borough Council. ]

Geography

Eastchurch is located two miles away to the ENE and Leysdown 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 lead to the closure of the Bay View Stores in 2004.

51% of the population travels more than 10km to work, with 72% of workers travelling by car. [cite |author=Swale Borough Council |title=Swale Borough Local Plan, document WR/SBC/136/1 |publisher=Swale Borough Council]

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. [cite |author=Swale Borough Council |title=Swale Borough Local Plan, document WR/SBC/136/1 |publisher=Swale Borough Council]

Education

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

ee also

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

References