Emsworth
Subtitle: A History
Publisher: Phillimore & Company
Published: November 30, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 130
ISBN-13: 9781860773464
Subjects: Local history; History: World; History; History - General History; South & South East England; Europe - Great Britain - General; Emsworth (England)
Description: Emsworth began as a small hamlet with a weekly market to serve the needs of farmers. Bounded on its eastern and western sides by streams, and facing southwards on to a creek in Chichester Harbour, Emsworth developed as a centre for milling, fishing, shipbuilding and coastal trade. By the 18th century the hamlet had become a thriving village and port. Continued growth during the 19th and 20th centuries gave Emsworth a more urban character, but the center has retained its village atmosphere.