Whale Island, Hampshire
Whale Island is a small island in Portsmouth Harbour, close by Portsea Island.
Articles near the latitude and longitude of Lee-on-the-Solent
Satellite map of Lee-on-the-Solent
Lee-on-the-Solent, often referred to as Lee-on-Solent, is a small seaside district within the Borough of Gosport in Hampshire, England about five miles (8 km) west of Portsmouth. The area is located on the coast of the Solent. It is primarily a residential area, with an upsurge of mostly local visitors in summer, but is well known as the former home to the Royal Naval Air Station HMS Daedalus (renamed as HMS Ariel from 1959 to 1965).
Population: 7,224
Latitude: 50° 48' 6.08" N
Longitude: -1° 12' 6.26" W
Articles of interest in Lee-on-the-Solent
606 Articles of interest near Lee-on-the-Solent, United Kingdom
Show all articles in the mapThe Dell, Southampton
The Dell in Milton Road, Southampton, Hampshire, England was the home ground of Southampton F.C.
National Museum of the Royal Navy
The National Museum of the Royal Navy was created in early 2009 to act as a single non-departmental public body for the four service museums of the Royal Navy. The museums are:
Mary Rose Museum
The Mary Rose Museum is an historical museum located at Historical Dockyards in Portsmouth in the United Kingdom run by the Mary Rose Trust. The museum is dedicated to the 16th century Tudor navy warship Mary Rose as well as the historical context i…
Landport
Landport is a district located near the centre of Portsea Island and is part of the city of Portsmouth, England.
Royal Marines Museum
The Royal Marines Museum is located in Eastney (Portsmouth), England, and is open to the public throughout the year. A registered charity, it is also a designated service museum under the terms of the National Heritage Act 1983 and receives Grant-in…
Grand Duchy of the Lagoan Isles
The Grand Duchy of the Lagoan Isles is a micronation based in Britain. It was created in 2005 by school teacher Louis Robert Harold Stephens ("Grand Duke Louis", born 1985) as a class project, and claims as its territory Baffins Pond, in Portsmouth,…
Woolston, Southampton
Woolston is a suburb of Southampton, Hampshire, located on the eastern bank of the River Itchen. It is bounded by the River Itchen, Sholing, Peartree Green, Itchen and Weston.
History of the Port of Southampton
The Port of Southampton is a major passenger and cargo port located in the central part of the south coast of England. It has been an important port since the Roman occupation of Britain nearly two thousand years ago, and has a multifaceted history.…
Eastleigh Works
Eastleigh Works is a locomotive, carriage and wagon building and repair facility in the town of Eastleigh in the county of Hampshire in England.
Netley
Netley, sometimes referred to as Netley Abbey, is a village on the south coast of Hampshire, England. It is situated on the east side of the city of Southampton. It is flanked on the one side by the ruins of Netley Abbey and on the other by the Roya…
Hovercraft Museum
The Hovercraft Museum, located in Lee-on-the-Solent in Hampshire, England, is a museum dedicated to hovercraft.
D-Day Museum
The D-Day Museum is located in Southsea, near Portsmouth in Hampshire, England. Opened in 1984 by Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, it tells the story of Operation Overlord during the Normandy D-Day landings.
Calshot Castle
Calshot Castle is one of Henry VIII's device forts, built on Calshot Spit at the Solent near Fawley to guard the entrance to Southampton Water (grid reference SU488025).
Titchfield Abbey
Titchfield Abbey is a medieval abbey and later country house, located in the village of Titchfield near Fareham in Hampshire, England. The abbey was founded in 1222 for Premonstratensian canons, an austere order of priests.
St. Mary's Church, Southampton
St. Mary's Church, Southampton, is the largest church in the city of Southampton, England, and can trace its origins to the first Saxon settlements of the 7th century. In 1917, the sound of the church bells inspired the writing of the song, "The Bel…
Southampton Terminus railway station
Southampton Terminus railway station served the docks and city centre of Southampton, England. The station was first authorised on 25 July 1834, it began as the terminus of the London and South Western Railway (which was the London and Southampton R…
Southampton Common
Southampton Common is a large open space to the north of the city centre of Southampton, England. It is bounded by the districts of Shirley, Bassett, Highfield and Portswood. The area supports a large variety of wildlife, including the largest recor…