Nicholstown

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title: "Nicholstown" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["areas-of-southampton"] description: "Suburb of Southampton, England" topic_path: "general/areas-of-southampton" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicholstown" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Suburb of Southampton, England ::

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Field	Value
country	England
map_type	Southampton
official_name	Nicholstown-Newtown
coordinates
unitary_england	Southampton
lieutenancy_england	Hampshire
post_town	SOUTHAMPTON
postcode_area	SO
dial_code	023
constituency_westminster	Southampton Test
region	South East England
postcode_district	SO14
static_image_name	Junction of Oxford and Exmoor Roads - geograph.org.uk - 2585857.jpg
static_image_caption	Junction of Oxford and Exmoor Roads
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| country = England | map_type = Southampton | official_name = Nicholstown-Newtown | coordinates = | population = | area_total_km2 = | unitary_england = Southampton | lieutenancy_england = Hampshire | post_town = SOUTHAMPTON | postcode_area = SO | dial_code = 023 | constituency_westminster = Southampton Test | region = South East England | postcode_district = SO14 | static_image_name = Junction of Oxford and Exmoor Roads - geograph.org.uk - 2585857.jpg | static_image_caption = Junction of Oxford and Exmoor Roads Nicholstown-Newtown (usually called Nicholstown or Newtown) is a small area to the north-east of Southampton's city centre. To the north is Bevois Valley, to the east Northam and to the west and south is St Mary's. In the north of Newtown is the Mount Pleasant area, which spills over into the north of Northam. Black signs saying "Welcome to Nicholstown-Newtown" https://web.archive.org/web/20070929191104/http://www.connections-exhibition.org/parallels/cities/images/s_nicholstown_l.jpg demarcate the district on the roads running east from St. Mary's Rd – hence the district is bordered on the west by St. Mary's Road, the south by Six Dials road, and the east by the railway lines.

The area is formed of residential streets with a typical parade of small shops and services; the exception is its central feature, Royal South Hampshire Hospital, established in 1843–1844.

History

The Church of St Luke was constructed in Newtown in 1853 using a gift of land and money from Thomas Chamberlayne. In 1918 the area elected Southampton's first female Councilor Lucia Foster Welch.

In the 1960s and 1970s, the area was notorious as Southampton's red-light district with high crime rates. Frustrated with the inaction of the city council and police, over 2,000 people marched from Derby Road to the civic centre. Following this "march of neglect", the Queen visited the area and a cash injection of half a million pounds followed. However, by the 21st century, little had changed. In the year 2000 a report highlighted that the urban renewal area encompassing Nicholstown "exhibits both the highest levels of unfitness and disrepair ... in the city" and the area was still very much a red light district in 2004.

Newtown Youth Centre in Graham Road (also known as Boyzy or NYC) was intended to be permanently cut on budgetary cuts in Spring 2014, providing a wide range of facilities, skills and activities to older and young people. It re-opened for the younger generations under the YMCA in Autumn 2014

The area was the subject of a controversial documentary in 2015, Immigration Street, a sequel to Channel 4's series Benefits Street based in Birmingham.

References

References

1. "Church of St Luke". Historic England.
2. Rance, Adrian. (1986). "Southampton An Illustrated History". Milestone Publications.
3. Cook, Jean H. (1998). "Famous Women of Hampshire". Happy Walking International.
4. [http://archive.thisishampshire.net/2004/7/5/27078.html This is Hampshire: 5 July 2004: Inner-city pride restored] {{webarchive. link. (11 October 2007 Accessed 11 April 2007)
5. (26 September 2000). "Inner city homes to get cash boost". Newsquest Media Group.
6. Thompson, Kate. (6 July 2004). "Life beyond the streets". Newsquest Media Group.
7. [http://www.hampshirepoliceauthority.org/item_8_-_progress_reports_25_1_07.doc Hampshire Police Authority - Crime Prevention Committee - 25 January 2007: Report of the Consultant to the Committee ]{{dead link. (February 2024)
8. "Immigration Street: Residents left 'fractured' by show".

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