Emsworth
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Template:GBdot Emsworth is a small town in the United Kingdom, situated on the south coast on the Hampshire side of the border between Hampshire and West Sussex. The town lies at the north end of Chichester Harbour, a large but shallow inlet from the Solent. This is now used almost exclusively for recreational sailing, but in the past was the setting for Emsworth's oyster farming industry. In some places the old oyster-beds can still be seen at low tide. The town has a basin for small yachts and a few fishing boats opposite the millpond, an artificial lake which fills at high tide and is emptied through a sluice at low tide. The river Ems, after which the town is named also flows into the millpond, and although the mill is no longer in use it now houses one of several local sailing clubs.
Emsworth has a population of approximately 10,000 people, and benefits from 16 public houses, mainly due to the adjacent army base at Thorney Island. Although some would argue that the number of public houses has more to do with the fact that Emsworth was a fishing village. There used to be 21 pubs in Emsworth and this number may have decreased due to the Emsworth fishing and oyster trade dying down.
Many residents find it a splendid place to live. Mainly elderly people live there and some argue that it has few youth-friendly activities.