Historic landfill sites in Emsworth, Hampshire
The Environment Agency records 29 historic landfill sites in and around Emsworth, Hampshire. covering roughly 119 hectares in total. The largest is Southleigh Forest at 20.95 ha. Recorded waste ranges up to liquid/sludge waste. Data: October 2025 revision.
Recorded landfill boundaries around Emsworth (indicative, digitised at 1:10,000).
All recorded sites, largest first
| Site | Area | Last input | Waste types |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southleigh Forest | 20.95 ha | — | CommercialInert |
| Thorney Island | 15.68 ha | — | Waste types not recorded |
| Hambrook Landfill And Recycling Plant | 13.61 ha | — | Waste types not recorded |
| Hambrook North | 13.61 ha | — | Inert |
| Common Road | 9.67 ha | — | Waste types not recorded |
| Hambrook South West | 7.42 ha | 1975 | HouseholdCommercialInert |
| Mayes Coppice Farm | 5.1 ha | — | Inert |
| Hambrook South East | 4.46 ha | 1985 | Inert |
| Blackbush Hanger | 3.85 ha | — | IndustrialCommercialInert |
| Cot Lane | 3.29 ha | — | Waste types not recorded |
| Part Of Camping Site | 2.63 ha | — | Household |
| Land at former Oyster Beds | 2.33 ha | — | Inert |
| Emsworth Yacht Harbour | 2.28 ha | 1986 | Inert |
| Woodlands | 2.21 ha | 1992 | Waste types not recorded |
| Clarkes Dell | 1.68 ha | — | Inert |
| Cut Mill | 1.66 ha | 1980 | IndustrialInert |
| Cemetery Land | 1.39 ha | — | Waste types not recorded |
| Adsdean Farm - Main Pit | 1.36 ha | — | Waste types not recorded |
| Land at former Football Pitch | 1.28 ha | — | Inert |
| Foxbury Lane | 1.05 ha | — | Waste types not recorded |
| North of Mengham House | 0.72 ha | — | Inert |
| Yachthaven | 0.58 ha | — | Inert |
| East of Church Hall | 0.57 ha | 1986 | IndustrialInert |
| North Salterns | 0.44 ha | — | Inert |
| Adsdean Farm Landfill Site - Secondary Pit | 0.32 ha | — | Waste types not recorded |
| Thornham Sludge Works | 0.25 ha | 1993 | Liquid / sludgeIndustrialInert |
| Pound Bottom | 0.2 ha | 1989 | IndustrialCommercial |
| Newells Lane | 0.16 ha | 1992 | IndustrialInert |
| Amberley Pet Cemetery | 0.01 ha | — | IndustrialHouseholdCommercial |
What this data does — and doesn't — cover
- Licensed-era records only. Waste licensing began in 1974. Older tips — especially small pre-war ones — are incompletely recorded, so absence from this data does not mean no landfill ever existed here.
- Not the contaminated-land register. Councils hold a separate register of land determined as contaminated. A historic landfill entry is not a contamination determination, and vice versa.
- Boundaries are indicative. Digitised at 1:10,000 scale; some are buffers around a point rather than surveyed edges.
- Not a substitute for a formal environmental search. If you're buying, your conveyancer's environmental search checks this and several other sources.
EA Historic Landfill dataset, October 2025 revision. More on the methodology page.
Common questions
- How many former landfill sites are there in Emsworth?
- 29 historic (closed) landfill sites are recorded within about 15km of Emsworth town centre in the Environment Agency's Historic Landfill dataset (October 2025 revision). Pre-1974 sites are incompletely recorded, so the true historical number is likely higher.
- How do I check a specific address in Emsworth?
- Search the postcode on Landfill Check — you'll see every recorded site within 1km, with distance, direction and waste types, measured to the site boundary.
Nearby areas
Worth reading: buying a house near a former landfill and what the waste types mean.