Cosham (/ˈkɒsəm/)is a northern suburb of Portsmouth lying within the city boundary but off Portsea Island. It is mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086 along with Drayton and Wymering (mainland) and Bocheland (Buckland), Frodington (Fratton) and Copenore (Copnor) on the island.
Population: 10,226
Latitude: 50° 50' 47.54" N
Longitude: -1° 03' 48.38" W
Fort Gomer was one of the Palmerston Forts, in Gosport, England, the southernmost and first-built polygonal land fort in the defence line to the west of Gosport. It was located on land immediately to the west of the present Gomer Lane. Fort Gomer wa…
Fareham bus station serves the town of Fareham, Hampshire, England.
Fareham Shopping Centre is at the heart of the centre of the medium sized Hampshire town of Fareham. Built in two phases between 1975 and 1981, the centre contains many well known retailers and is quite large for a town of its size.
Egypt Point is the northernmost point of the island county of the Isle of Wight off the south coast of England, and was one of Queen Victoria's favourite places during her time on the island.
Eastney Beam Engine House is a Grade II -listed Victorian engine house in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England. Dating from 1887, it contains two 150 hp James Watt & Co. beam engines. The pumps were built as part of a plan to improve Portsmouth's sewage s…
East Wittering Windmill is a grade II listed tower mill at East Wittering, Sussex, England which is derelict.
Droxford railway station was an intermediate station on the Meon Valley line which ran from Alton to Fareham in the UK during the first half of the 20th century. Opened on 1 June 1903, Churchill and Eisenhower put the finishing touches to the D Day …
Chalton Windmill is a Grade II listed tower mill on the top of Windmill Hill at Chalton, Hampshire, England which has been converted to residential use.
Butterfly World is a butterfly zoo located on the Isle of Wight.
Borthwood is a hamlet on the Isle of Wight, adjacent to Borthwood Copse, the National Trust woodland.
Beacon Hill, Warnford, Hampshire is a chalk hill in the South Downs on the boundary of the parishes of Warnford and Exton. Part of the hill is a national nature reserve and 44.8 hectares (111 acres) biological SSSI, first notified in 1979.
Baffins is an administrative district of Portsmouth, England, located on the eastern side of Portsea Island.
Alexandra Park, Portsmouth, was opened in 1907 and was a place of recreation for the people of Portsea Island. It provided lawns, flowers beds, paths and seats; it was an area to escape the toils of inner city life in the early twentieth century. Th…
Albert Road Bridge Halt (sometimes called Highland Road) was an intermediate station situated on the Southsea Railway, between Jessie Road Bridge Halt and East Southsea.
Yarbridge is a hamlet on the Isle of Wight. It is at the southern tip of the parish of Brading. It has a pub called the Yarbridge Inn (formerly the Anglers Inn) which has a railway theme.
Windmill Down is a rural location near the town of Hambledon in Hampshire.
Whitecliff Bay And Bembridge Ledges is a 131.6 hectare Site of special scientific interest which lies around the coastline of the easternmost part of the Isle of Wight from Bembridge harbour entrance, in the north, around Foreland and stretching to …
Whippingham railway station was arguably the most underused station on an often sparsely used network. Built solely because of the need to have a station within close proximity to Osborne House, it is known that Queen Victoria did use the station on…