Gosport /ˈɡɒspɔrt/ is a Borough town in the South Hampshire conurbation, on the south coast of Hampshire in southern England. The 2011 Census recorded its population as 82,622.
Population: 70,793
Latitude: 50° 47' 42.32" N
Longitude: -1° 07' 44.47" W
Portsmouth Point, or "Spice Island", is part of Old Portsmouth in Portsmouth, Hampshire, on the southern coast of England. The name Spice Island comes from the area's seedy reputation: it was here men were press-ganged into Nelson's navy, for its ho…
Netley Castle is a castle in Netley in Hampshire, England. The castle, near the village of Netley Abbey on Southampton Water, was built circa 1542 as part of the Device Forts, Henry VIII's chain of coastal fortifications. It was one of the twelve fo…
The fortifications of Portsmouth are extensive due to its strategic position on the English Channel and role as home to the Royal Navy. For this reason, Portsmouth was, by the 19th century, one of the most fortified cities in the world. The fortific…
The Cathedral Church of St John the Evangelist (also known as St John's Cathedral) is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Portsmouth, England. It was opened in 1882 and is the first cathedral to have been built in Portsmouth. It is the mother church of th…
The Bramble Bank, otherwise known simply as "The Brambles" is an arrowhead-shaped sandbar in the central Solent which is uncovered at low water spring tides. At other times it presents either a significant navigational hazard or a useful escape from…
Botley is a historic village in Hampshire, England with an estimated parish population of 5100. Between 1806 and 1820 it was the home of the famous journalist and radical politician William Cobbett, who described the village as the most delightful i…
Wymering Manor is a Grade II* listed building, which is the oldest in the city of Portsmouth, England, and was the manor house of Wymering, a settlement mentioned in the Domesday Book. It is first recorded in 1042, when it was owned by King Edward t…
St John's College is an independent Christian day and boarding school in Southsea, Hampshire, England.
The South Parade Pier is a pier in Portsmouth, England. It is one of two piers in the city, the other being Clarence Pier. The pier has a long hall down its centre which houses a seating area and a small restaurant.
Shanklin railway station is a railway station serving Shanklin on the Isle of Wight. It is the present terminus of the Island Line from Ryde, although the line used to continue to Wroxall and Ventnor. The station now has one platform with a ticket o…
Seaclose Park is a large parkland site situated to the North East of Newport on the Isle of Wight. It lies on the eastern banks of the River Medina. It has a variety of features which are available free to the community of the Island and to visitors…
Ryde Esplanade railway station serves the town of Ryde on the Isle of Wight, and forms part of the Ryde Transport Interchange. Located on the sea front, it is the most convenient station for the majority of the town. Ryde Esplanade is also the locat…
Old Winchester Hill grid reference SU643205 is a chalk hill in Hampshire, England surmounted by an Iron Age hill fort and a Bronze Age cemetery. It is a Site of Special Scientific Interest and a National Nature Reserve.
The Isle of Wight gasification facility is a municipal waste treatment plant in southern England.
The Isle of Wight Zoo, previously known as the Isle of Wight Tiger and Lemur Sanctuary, is housed inside a fort on the coastline of Sandown, Isle of Wight. The zoo is privately owned, and the collection focuses principally on big cats and Madagascan…
Fort Cumberland is a pentagonal artillery fortification erected to guard the entrance to Langstone Harbour, east of the naval port of Portsmouth on the south coast of England. It was sited to protect the Royal Navy Dockyard, by preventing enemy forc…
Cosham railway station serves the former village of Cosham, today a northern suburb of the city of Portsmouth in southern England.
The City of Portsmouth Boys' School, often referred to as CPBS (and locally as City Boys), is a single sex, Foundation and Comprehensive school for boys from the ages of eleven to sixteen in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England. The school is on London Ro…