Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Hayling

Hayling, island with ry. sta., off the coast of S. Hants, between Langston and Chichester harbours; P.O., T.O., called Hayling Island; is 4 miles long and 1½ wide, and is connected with Havant by a bridge and branch railway; comprises the pars. of North and South Hayling.


(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "island"   (ADL Feature Type: "islands")
Place names: HAYLING     |     HAYLING ISLAND
Place: South Hayling

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