Bay View, Kent
| Bay View | |
|---|---|
 The Bay View pub | |
  Bay View Location within Kent | |
| Civil parish | |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Sheerness |
| Dialling code | 01795 510 |
| Police | Kent |
| Fire | Kent |
| Ambulance | South East Coast |
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[1]
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 led to the closure of the Bay View Stores in 2004.
51% of the population travels more than 10 km to work, with 72% of workers travelling by car.[2]
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.[2]
Education
Bay View has no education facilities, with the nearest school being two miles away in Eastchurch.
See also
http://www.swale.gov.uk/media/adobepdf/b%2Fd%2FWR_SBC_136.pdf[permanent dead link] - Statistics and information regarding Bay View from Swale Borough Council.