Hill Head

Hill Head

Hill Head is a residential area on the coast of the Solent. It is located south of Stubbington, West of Lee-on-the-Solent and South East of Titchfield in Fareham, Hampshire. Hill Head has a shingle beach, with fishing, sailing, windsurfing and kitesurfing being the most popular pastimes upon its shores. There is also a small harbour, located where the River Meon enters the Solent. It is next to Titchfield Haven National Nature Reserve.

Hill Head has a substantially senior population (22.45% of its 7,121 residents are over 65, compared to an English average of 15.89%.cite news
url=http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=3&b=5946635&c=Hill+Head&d=14&e=16&g=450625&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&enc=1
title=UK Census, 2001]

During World War II, Hill Head was one of many loading zones for the D-Day invasions, and the area was inundated with allied troops. Along the coast here there are still many reminders of the war time activities, including remnants of fortifications.

Hill Head's Salterns beach is one of the south coast's leading venues for watersports, including windsurfing, kitesurfing and is the home of Seafarers Sailing Club. Just to the west is Hill Head Sailing Club.

During 1985 to 1990, Hill Head's beaches featured in the popular TV show Howards' Way, which was mostly filmed at nearby Bursledon, Hamble-le-Rice, Warsash and Swanwick.

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