Havant

Havant
Langstone Harbour Leigh Park Gardens St Faith’s Church
Havant Location within Hampshire
Area	20.34 km2 (7.85 sq mi)
Population	45,826 (2011 census)[1]
• Density	2,253/km2 (5,840/sq mi)
OS grid reference	SU717062
District	Havant
Shire county	Hampshire
Region	South East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	HAVANT
Postcode district	PO9
Dialling code	023
Police	Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Fire	Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Ambulance	South Central
UK Parliament	Havant
List of places UK England Hampshire 50°51′06″N 0°59′03″W / 50.85167°N 0.98417°W / 50.85167; -0.98417

Havant (/ˈhævənt/ HAV-ənt) is a town in the south-east corner of Hampshire, England, between Portsmouth and Chichester. Its borough (population: 125,000^[2]) comprises the town (45,826), the resort of Hayling Island, the town of Waterlooville, and the town of Emsworth. Housing and population more than doubled in the 20 years following World War II, a period of major conversion of land from agriculture and woodland to housing across the region following the incendiary bombing of Portsmouth and the Blitz.

The old centre of the town was a small Celtic settlement before Roman times and the town's commerce, retired and commuter population swelled after World War II so as to be usually considered economically part of the Portsmouth conurbation.^{[citation needed]}