William Padwick, sometimes known as William Padwick the younger, was a significant figure in the development of

Hayling Island Hayling Island is an island off the south coast of England, in the borough of Havant in the county of Hampshire, east of Portsmouth. History An Iron Age shrine in the north of Hayling Island was later developed into a Roman temple in the 1st c ...

in the mid-nineteenth century. By 1812 he had established himself as a lawyer. In 1814 he married Grace Taylor, the daughter of William Taylor, who was an admiral in the Royal Navy. Moving to Warblington House, he drove the enterprise to create first Langstone Bridge, a toll bridge that opened in 1824. In 1825 he bought South Hayling Manor from Bernard Howard, 12th Duke of Norfolk. This also included Manor Farm, Sinah Farm and South Common. As

Lord of the manor Lord of the Manor is a title that, in Anglo-Saxon England, referred to the landholder of a rural estate. The lord enjoyed manorial rights (the rights to establish and occupy a residence, known as the manor house and demesne) as well as seig ...

this came with various royalties, tithes, ferry rights and mud rights, and was noted for enforcement particular in respect of the Oyster fisheries. Famed for his desire to develop and promote Hayling Island as a tourist destination, his aspirations led to early development of West Town. He engaged a London architect to develop 'Beachlands' with the 'Norfolk Hotel', a crescent, bath house and horse racing track. The golf course on Sinah, Hayling Island#Sinah Common, Sinah Common was another amenity he created. He was also heavily involved in the failed attempt to run a railway over mud flats in

Langstone Harbour Langstone Harbour is a biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Hampshire. It is an inlet of the English Channel in Hampshire, sandwiched between Portsea Island to the south and west, Hayling Island to the south and east, and Lan ...

, creating wet and dry docks at Sinah Lake. William Padwick died in 1861.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Padwick, William 1791 births 1861 deaths 19th-century British lawyers