Notable People
- Princess Catherine Yurievskaya, the youngest daughter of Alexander II of Russia, lived on Hayling Island for many years and was buried at St Peter's church in 1959.
- William Thomas Stead, notable political and social campaigner and journalist, had a home on Hayling Island - Hollybush House. He was one of those who perished on the 'Titanic'
- Nevil Shute (Nevil Shute Norway), the Ealing-born aeronautical engineer and novelist lived at Pond Head on Hayling Island during World War II. His most famous novels were 'A Town Like Alice' and 'On the Beach'. He was also a spiritualist and conducted a famous seance during an air raid in a boat house near what is now Mengeham Rythe Sailing Club.
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