Bay View is a

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in the civil parish of Leysdown, on the east side of the

Isle of Sheppey The Isle of Sheppey is an island off the northern coast of Kent, England, neighbouring the Thames Estuary, centred from central London. It has an area of . The island forms part of the districts of England, local government district of Borough ...

in the borough of Swale in

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, England. In 2020 it had an estimated population of 699.

History

Bay View is a development of houses started in the 1940s and since then has grown to 248 dwellings.

Geography

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is located two miles away to the ENE and

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is a mile to the east.

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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.

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.

Education

Bay View has no education facilities, with the nearest school being two miles away in Eastchurch.

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