Talk:Hayling Island

mainland?
There is a 'mainland of the United Kingdom'. The phrase 'mainland of Great Britain' is a bit weird. Bobblewik 15:32, 30 Jul 2004 (UTC)
 * I think both sound a little bit awkward. How about "British mainland"? Enchanter


 * I notice that the faq of alt.usage.english also makes the same suggestion of British mainland as . See what they say at:
 * http://www.alt-usage-english.org/english_british_uk_et_al.shtml

Sounds good to me. Thanks. Bobblewik 21:00, 30 Jul 2004 (UTC)

Hannah Mansell
Anyone know who Hannah Mansell is? &mdash; Whitepaw 17:48, 23 September 2005 (UTC)

Wind surfing invented at Hayling Island?
User:148.197.249.24 has just added this:

"If fact Hayling Island is where windsurfing was invented. Originally it was thought to be an American invention, but after a court battle the title was given to Hayling Island. Sailing is massive on Hayling Island and is where many Olimpic medal winners have raced."

It seemed rather unlikely (I lived close to the Island before starting University... never once heard it claimed that it was invented there), so I did a bit of Googling. This seems to claim it was invented in Wittering in 1963, however the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow does agree with the claim that 197.249.24 just put in; personally, I'm inclined to trust the University site the most.

- Whitepaw 20:53, 29 September 2005 (UTC)

Phantom Church
I'm a Hayling Island resident, and the rumours do exist. Obviously they're not true, but the section doesn't claim they are, it just refers to the existance of the rumours. I can clarify that they do exist, but the only evidence you'll ifnd is word of mouth. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.19.167.91 (talk) 22:05, 10 December 2007 (UTC)

Section moved to TALK
I've moved the following Phantom Church section to TALK, after perusing the actual text of the (corrected and fleshed out) citation.

The phantom church
The inundations of the 14th century caused much land to be lost to the sea from the south coast of Hayling. The losses included a church dedicated to All Saints and as in similar situations, local legends tell of ghostly church bells still ringing out from the sea-bed.

--Lexein (talk) 17:47, 14 March 2010 (UTC)
 * The cited source does not seem to support the claim of inundations, loss of land to the sea, or the loss of a church.
 * I found no citable source for the existence of "local legends" - were these invented to promote tourism? Please help.

West Winnner or West Winner - No, East Winner!
The current spelling has three n's, which I assume is a mistake but I'll let somebody with local knowledge fix it. Jason Quinn (talk) 12:36, 25 February 2008 (UTC)

I've amended the reference in the Geography section from "West Winner" to "East Winner". The sandbar extending southwards from south-west Hayling, exposed at low tide and lying eastward of the approach to Langstone Harbour, is the East Winner; the West Winner lies off the south-eastern tip of Portsea Island, on the western side of the approach to Langstone Harbour. Ref: http://www.scopac.org.uk/scopac_sedimentdb/pchi/pchi.htm and the interactive chart at http://www.langstoneharbour.org.uk/about-harbour-maps.php HaylingBrian (talk) 16:54, 16 April 2013 (UTC)

why are churches listed as 'leisure activities'?
Good point whoever brought this up. A church is a place of worship, but I cant really think of what it could be listed as otherwise.

Mengham is not a city!
Please help me. I tried changing the status that Mengham was a city to it being a town and it does not like it... Mengham has never been a city as it has no cathedral. Before I tear my hair out please help! —Preceding unsigned comment added by Sgall3y (talk • contribs) 16:14, 1 February 2009 (UTC)


 * In the template, the word "city" is intended generically. In templates, the field names are not intended to be edited - only the field contents. That's why "it does not like it" if you change the field names.  But there is certainly room to parenthetically state Mengham's status, so that is what I've done. My question is this:  Is Mengham really a town, a settlement, or merely a large shopping district (as stated in the Mengham article)? Cheers. --Lexein (talk) 04:40, 21 June 2010 (UTC)

Tourism Office phone number
WP:NOTTRAVEL so I moved this here
 * Tourist Information Office at Beachlands tel 023 92467111

--Lexein (talk) 03:21, 21 June 2010 (UTC)

Online topography & history of Hayling from 1826
Complete scan available at Google Books of A Topographical And Historical Account Of Hayling island Richard Scott, Topographer. Habant, Skelton, 1826. Delightful. Might be something in here about the previously uncited "inundations". --Lexein (talk) 04:25, 21 June 2010 (UTC)

Inline URLs
The guideline WP:External links strongly deprecates inline URL links, greatly preferring inline citations, or putting such links at the end of the article in an ==External links== section. --Lexein (talk) 18:02, 13 September 2010 (UTC)

Twinned with Gorron?
I don't want to get into an edit war over this. The Gorron article has a similar claim, added 8 April 2011, by User:Legoless, if anyone wishes to investigate further. Rothorpe (talk) 01:27, 30 August 2011 (UTC)

George Sandeman
The George Sandeman buried in St.Mary's churchyard is currently described in the article as the "founder of Sandeman Port". This cannot be so, as he was born in 1792 when the Sandeman wine business had already been founded in 1790 by another George Sandeman (see http://www.sandeman.eu/homepage/en, "The Story Begins" link. Retrieved 2012-04-20). It's most likely that the George Sandeman in St. Mary's churchyard is the son of the founder of the wine business, but I haven't yet found online proof - when/if I do, I'll amend the article appropriately. HaylingBrian (talk) 20:13, 20 April 2012 (UTC)

I've now established from two separate sources that the George Sandeman referred to in the article (George Glas Sandeman) was the nephew of the founder of the wine business, and succeeded him as head of the business; it is from George Glas Sandeman that all subsequent heads of the company descended (source: http://www.aim25.ac.uk/cgi-bin/vcdf/detail?coll_id=18546&inst_id=118 ) HaylingBrian (talk) 22:13, 20 April 2012 (UTC)

Hayling Ferry Article in Draft
Please be aware there is a Hayling Ferry Article in Draft ... it is a WIP. People are welcome to contribute or voice opinions on that draft articles's talk page. If the article is accepted then some information will be consolidated on this page and reference made to the Hayling Ferry article particularly from the transport section.

Djm-leighpark (talk) 19:49, 7 April 2017 (UTC)

This article is no published. I will be moving references/linkages and removing duplicate content over a small number of days

Djm-leighpark (talk) 06:51, 15 April 2017 (UTC)

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