Portsmouth
Portsmouth is a
city of about 189,000 people located in the
county of
Hampshire on the southern coast of
England. The administrative unit itself forms part of the wider Portsmouth
conurbation, with an estimated population of 442,252 residents within its boundaries, making it the 11th largest urban area in England. A significant naval
port for centuries, it is home to the world's oldest
dry dock still in use and to many famous ships.
Portsmouth has declined as a military port in recent years but remains a
major dockyard and base for the
Royal Navy. There is a commercial port serving destinations on the continent for freight and passenger traffic.
The
Portsmouth Urban Area covers an area with a population well over twice that of the city of Portsmouth itself, and includes
Fareham,
Portchester,
Gosport,
Havant (which includes the large suburb
Leigh Park),
Lee-on-the-Solent,
Stubbington and
Waterlooville.
Early history of the area
Although there have been settlements in the area since before Roman times, mostly being offshoots of
Portchester, Portsmouth is commonly regarded as having been founded in 1180 by John of Gisors (
Jean de Gisors). Most early records of Portsmouth are thought to have been destroyed by Norman invaders following the
Norman Conquest. The earliest detailed references to Portsmouth can be found in the
Southwick Cartularies.
In the
Domesday survey there is no mention of Portsmouth. However settlements that later went on to form part of Portsmouth are listed. These are
Buckland,
Copnor,
Fratton on
Portsea Island and
Cosham,
Wymering,
Drayton and
Farlington on the mainland. At this time it is estimated the Portsmouth area had a population not greater than two or three hundred.
While in the primary diocese of Portsea there was a small church prior to
1166 (now St Mary's in Fratton) Portsmouth's first real church came into being in
1181 when John of Gisors granted an acre (4,000 m²) of land to Augustinian monks at the
Southwick Priory to build a chapel dedicated to
Thomas Becket. This chapel continued to be run by the monks of
Southwick Priory until the
Reformation after which its possession was transferred to
Winchester College. The modern
Portsmouth Anglican Cathedral is built on the original location of the chapel.
Growth of the city
In
1194, after King
Richard I (the Lionheart) returned from being held captive by Duke
Leopold V of Austria, Richard set about summoning a fleet and an army to Portsmouth, which Richard had taken over from John of Gisors. On
May 2,
1194 King Richard I gave Portsmouth its first
Royal Charter granting permission for the city to hold a fifteen day annual fair (which became known as the Free Market Fair), weekly markets (on Thursdays), to set up a local court to deal with minor matters, and exemption from paying the annual tax ("farm") of £18 a year--instead the money would be used for local matters. The actual physical charter was handed over by the Bishop of Ely
William de Longchamps. The present location of the charter is currently unknown but its text survives, as when later royal charters were granted to the city reaffirming and extending its privileges large parts of the original charter were quoted verbatim.
As a crescent and an eight-point star (as appear on the city
coat of arms) were to be found on both the seals of King Richard and William de Longchamps it is commonly thought that this may have been the source of them, although there is no known documentary evidence for this.
King Richard later went on to build a number of houses and a hall in Portsmouth, the hall is thought to have been at the current location of the
Clarence Barracks (the area was previously known as Kingshall Green).
In
1200 King
John issued another charter to Portsmouth reaffirming the rights and privileges awarded by King Richard. King John's desire to invade
Normandy resulted in the establishment of Portsmouth as a permanent naval base.
In
1212 William of Wrotham (Archdeacon of
Taunton, Keeper of the King's Ships) started constructing the first docks of Portsmouth. At about the same time
Pierre des Roches (Bishop of
Winchester) founded
Domus Dei (Hospital of
St Nicholas) which performed its duties as an almshouse and hospice until 1540 when like other religious buildings it was seized by King
Henry VIII).
During the thirteenth century Portsmouth was commonly used by King
Henry III and
Edward I as a base for attacks against
France.
By the fourteenth century commercial interests had grown considerably, despite rivalry with the dockyard of nearby
Southampton. Common imports included
wool,
grain,
wheat,
woad,
wax and
iron, however the ports largest trade was in
wine from
Bayonne and
Bordeaux.
War with France
In
1338 a French fleet led by Nicholas Behuchet arrived at Portsmouth docks flying English flags before anyone realised that they were a hostile force. The French burnt down most of the buildings in the town and many of the population were raped and slaughtered, only the local church and
Domus Dei survived. As a result of this King
Edward III gave the remaining townsfolk exemption from national taxes so that they could afford to rebuild the town.
Only ten years after this devastation the town for the first time was struck by the plague known as the
Black Death. In order to prevent the regrowth of Portsmouth as a threat the French again sacked the city in
1369,
1377 and
1380.
King
Henry V was the first king to decide to build permanent fortification in Portsmouth. In
1418 he ordered a wooden Round Tower be built at the mouth of the harbour, which was completed in
1426. However it wasn't until the
Tudor dynasty that Portsmouth's defence was seriously dealt with. Under King Henry VIII the Round Tower was rebuilt out of stone and a Square Tower was raised. It was at this time that
Robert Brygandine and Sir
Reginald Bray, with the support of the king, commenced the building in Portsmouth of the country's first dry dock. In
1527 with some of the money obtained from the dissolution of the monasteries Henry VIII built the fort which became known as
Southsea Castle. In
1545, he saw his vice-
flagship Mary Rose founder off Southsea Castle, with a loss of about 500 lives, while going into action against the French fleet.
Over the years
Portsmouth's fortification was increased by numerous monarchs including King
Henry VII and Queen
Elizabeth I, although most of these have now been converted into tourist attractions.
On
December 21,
1872 a major scientific expedition, the
Challenger expedition, was launched from Portsmouth.
20th century
In 1904 the boundaries of Portsmouth were extended to finally include the whole of Portsea Island. The boundaries were further extended in 1920 and 1932, taking in areas of the mainland.
The city was bombed extensively during
WW2, destroying many houses and the Guildhall. While most of the city has since been rebuilt, developers still occasionally find
unexploded bombs.
Southsea beach and Portsmouth Harbour were military embarkation points for the
D-Day landings on June 6th 1944.
Southwick House, just to the north of Portsmouth, had been chosen as the headquarters for the Supreme Allied Commander, General Eisenhower during D-Day.
After the war, much of the city's housing stock was damaged and more was cleared in an attempt to improve the quality of housing. Those people affected by this were moved out from the centre of the city to new developments such as Paulsgrove and
Leigh Park.
21st century
In 2003, erection was started of a 170 metre high
Spinnaker Tower sited at Portsmouth Harbour, and celebrating the city's maritime tradition. Completed in 2005, the tower has twin concrete legs meeting at half height to form a single column from which steel sails are mounted; an observation deck at the top provides a view of the city and harbour for tourists.
In late 2004,
Tricorn Centre, dubbed "The ugliest building in the UK" was finally demolished after years of delay and wrangling over the cost of doing so and the controversy as to whether it was worth preserving as an example of
sixties Brutalist architecture.
In
2005, Portsmouth was a focus for
Sea Britain, a series of events to mark the
bicentenary of
Lord Nelson's victory at the
Battle of Trafalgar. In particular, in June, there was the massive
Fleet Review, by HM
Queen Elizabeth II.
This is a chart of trend of regional gross value added of Portsmouth at current basic prices
published (pp.240-253) by
Office for National Statistics with figures in millions of British Pounds Sterling.
| Agriculture | Industry | Services |
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| 1995 | 2,023 | - | 496 | 1,528 |
| 2000 | 2,750 | - | 658 | 2,092 |
| 2003 | 3,362 | - | 705 | 2,657 |
includes hunting and forestry
includes energy and construction
includes financial intermediation services indirectly measured
Components may not sum to totals due to rounding
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Aerial view of Portsmouth (with Gosport in the foreground) |
Most of the city of Portsmouth lies on Portsea Island, located where the
Solent joins the
English Channel. This makes Portsmouth the United Kingdom's only island city and one of the most densely populated places in europe. The island is separated from the mainland to the north by a narrow creek, bridged in places to make it - in appearance - a
peninsula. The sheltered
Portsmouth Harbour lies to the west of the island and the large tidal bay of
Langstone Harbour is to the east.
Portsdown Hill dominates the skyline to the north, providing a magnificent panoramic view over the city (see picture in "Tourist Attractions" below) and to the south are the waters of the Solent with the
Isle of Wight beyond.
The city includes the following districts on the island:
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Baffins*
Buckland*
Copnor *
Eastney*
Fratton*
Hilsea*
Kingston*
Landport*
Milton*
North End*
Old Portsmouth*
Portsea*
Rudmore*
Somerstown*
Southsea*
Stamshaw*
TipnerAnd these districts on the mainland:
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Cosham*
Drayton*
Farlington*
Paulsgrove*
Widley (a small part of)
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WymeringHigher and further education
The city has one university, the
University of Portsmouth, but several local colleges also have the power to award
HNDs.
Local further education colleges include
Highbury College, the largest, which specializes in vocational education and
Portsmouth College, which offers a mixture of academic and vocational courses in the city. Additionally there is
South Downs College and
Havant College, both of which offer a range of academic and vocational courses available just outside the city.
Secondary education
Local secondary schools are
Admiral Lord Nelson School,
City of Portsmouth Girls' School,
King Richard School,
Mayfield School,
Milton Cross School,
Priory School,
Springfield School,
St Edmund's RC School,
St Luke's CofE VA Secondary School and
City of Portsmouth Boys' School.
Independent schools include the
Portsmouth Grammar School,
Mayville High School,
Portsmouth High School and
St John's College.
Both Admiral Lord Nelson School and Milton Cross School were built recently to meet the demand of a growing young population.
The city is administered by Portsmouth City Council, which is currently a
unitary authority. Until
April 1,
1997 it was a
non-metropolitan district of
Hampshire. Portsmouth remains part of the
Ceremonial county of Hampshire.
The city council is made up of 42 councillors. These are returned from 14 wards, each ward having three councillors. The wards are Baffins, Central Southsea, Charles Dickens, Copnor, Cosham, Drayton and Farlington, Eastney and Craneswater, Fratton, Hilsea, Milton, Nelson, Paulsgrove, St. Jude and finally St. Thomas. Where a ward is named after an area of the city, it will also include parts not considered part of the traditional area.
ITV1 Meridian is the local channel 3 television service. Portsmouth was one of the second-tier of cities in the UK to get a local TV station, MyTV, in 2001. The station later rebranded to
PortsmouthTV, but its limited availability in some parts of Portsmouth had limited its growth, the station later went off-air as a result of the parent company becoming
insolvent.
The local commercial radio station is
107.4 The Quay, whilst the city also has a non-profit community radio station
Express FM. Other radio stations that are based outside of Portsmouth, but still broadcast to it are
Ocean FM, on 97.5FM,
Power FM on 103.2FM,
Wave 105 on 105.2FM and
BBC Radio Solent on 96.1FM.
Original 106 will launch later in 2006. Although based in Southampton, they will have a
newsroom in the Portsmouth area.
When commercial radio stations were originally being licenced in the 1970s by the
IBA,
Radio Victory was the radio service for Portsmouth, however in 1986 it was replaced by
Ocean FM. With the launch of
Cable television, Victory was relaunched as a cable station. The station went on to win a
Radio Authority small scale licence, launching on the 107.4FM frequency. However due to bad
RAJAR figures the station relaunched in 2001 as The Quay.
The city currently has one daily local newspaper known as
The News, together with a free weekly newspaper, from the same publisher, called
The Journal.
In the last decade the number of shops in Portsmouth has grown dramatically due to both the buoyancy of the local economy and improved transport links.
Shopping areas in the city include:
Ocean Retail Park is an out-of-town shopping area located on the north eastern side of Portsea Island off the A2030 leading to the A27. It is close to the site of the old Portsmouth Airport that closed in 1973. The retail park is composed of shops requiring large floor space for selling consumer goods (furniture, electrical goods, computers).
Cascades Shopping Centre an indoor shopping centre built in the early nineties with approximately 75 shops covering a wide range of goods.
Commercial Road running alongside the Cascades shopping centre this area contains approximately a further 50 shops, located near Portsmouth & Southsea train station.
Gunwharf Quays a new shopping area which opened in
2001 consists of 85 mainly upmarket fashion stores, restaurants and a
Vue multi-screen cinema, located near Portsmouth Harbour train station and the Hard Bus Interchange, and a relatively short walk from Commercial Road.
Bridge Centre a 11,043 square metre shopping centre built in
1988, now dominated by the newly built
Asda Walmart store.
*The
Historic Dockyard has several shops of interest, selling mainly goods with a nautical theme and with
Victory or
Mary Rose connotations. It also has a
French Market, several times per year and a
Christmas Market each year, in the lead-up to
Christmas.
Other shopping areas with more than twenty shops include North End, Fratton Road, Palmerston Road, Elm Grove/Albert Road, and Cosham High Street.
The city is home to
Portsmouth F.C., who play their home games at
Fratton Park. Having secured planning permission, the club are in the process of building a new stadium on the same site.
Locks Sailing Club at Longshore way is the city's premier dinghy sailing club. Portsmouth Rugby Football Club play their home games in the London Division at Rugby Camp, Hilsea.
The city's rowing club is located in Southsea at the Seafront near the Hovercraft Terminal.
Most of Portsmouth's tourist attractions are related to its naval history. In the last decade Portsmouth's
Historic Dockyard has been given a much needed face-lift. Among the attractions are the
D-Day museum (which holds the
Overlord embroidery) and, in
the dockyard,
HMS Victory, the remains of the
Mary Rose raised from the sea-bed in recent years,
HMS Warrior and the
Royal Naval Museum.
The millennium project to build the
Spinnaker Tower at
Gunwharf Quays was completed in 2005. The tower is 165 m tall, features viewing decks at sea level, 100 m, 105 m, and 110 m.
Other tourist attractions include the birthplace of
Charles Dickens, the
Blue Reef Centre (formerly
Sea Life Centre),
Cumberland House (a natural history museum), and
Southsea castle.
Portsmouth is almost unique among British cities in having two
cathedrals; the
Anglican Cathedral of St Thomas, in Old Portsmouth, and the Roman Catholic Cathedral of St John the Evangelist, in Edinburgh Road, Portsea. The historic reason for this is that when Catholics were permitted to re-establish cathedrals in the UK in the nineteenth century, they were only allowed to do so in places without an existing Church of England cathedral, e.g. Birmingham, Arundel, Southwark, Westminster and Salford. This restriction has now been abolished, as at Liverpool and Bristol (Clifton). Portsmouth's Catholic cathedral was consecrated in
1882. Later, when Portsmouth was raised to city status in
1926, St Thomas' Church was also raised to cathedral status. When St Mary's Church, Portsea had been built in Victorian times, it had been envisaged that it might be the cathedral if city status was achieved, but St Thomas' was given the honour because of its historic status. Another historic Old Portsmouth church, the
Garrison Church, was bombed during the war and the nave has been left roofless as a memorial. There are numerous other active churches and places of worship throughout the city.
The city has several mainline railway stations, on a direct route to
London. Portsmouth's stations are (in order, out of the city):
Portsmouth Harbour,
Portsmouth & Southsea,
Fratton,
Hilsea and
Cosham.
Portsmouth Harbour has passenger ferry links to
Gosport and the
Isle of Wight. A car ferry service to the
Isle of Wight operated by
Wightlink is nearby. Britain's longest-standing commercial
hovercraft service, begun in the 1960's, still runs from near Clarence Pier to
Ryde,
Isle of Wight, operated by
Hovertravel.
Local Bus services are provided by
First in Hampshire & Dorset and
Stagecoach serving the City of Portsmouth and the surroundings of
Havant,
Leigh Park,
Waterlooville,
Fareham and long distance service 700 to
Chichester,
Worthing and
BrightonThere are three road links to the mainland. These are the
M275,
A3 (London Road) and
A2030 (Eastern Road).
Portsmouth Continental Ferry Port has links to
Caen,
Cherbourg-Octeville,
St Malo and
Le Havre in
France,
Bilbao in
Spain and the
Channel Islands. Ferry services from the port are operated by
Brittany Ferries,
P&O Ferries,
Condor Ferries and
LD Lines. On 18 May
2006 Acciona Trasmediterranea started a service to
Bilbao in competition with P&O's existing service. This service got of to a bad start when the ferry 'Fortuny' was detained in Portsmouth by the
MCA for numerous safety breaches. The faults were quickly corrected by Acciona and the service took its first passengers from Portsmouth on the 25 May
2006. The port is the second busiest ferry port in the UK after
Dover handling around 3 million passengers a year and has direct access to the
M275.
The telephone area code for Portsmouth is 023 followed by an eight digit number, and was previously (01705), and before that (0705).
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Portsmouth Naval Dockyard. |
There is an ongoing debate on the development of public transport structure, with monorails and underground trains both being considered. A light rail link to Gosport has been authorised but is unlikely to go ahead due to lack of funding; presently there is a link via passenger ferry.
The University of Portsmouth and Format Milton Architects have recently set up a regeneration taskforce to produce a visionary masterplan for the revival of Portsmouth in the 21st century.
The Portsmouth Harbour rail & ferry terminal is due a face-lift.
Portsmouth's regeneration is being continued in the city centre with the controversial demolition of the
Tricorn Centre, a long abandoned shopping mall and car park, described as a "concrete monstrosity".
The site is due to be transformed by 2010 to include shops, cafés and restaurants, a four-star 150-bed hotel, 200 residential apartments, and a 2,300-space car park.
The rebuilding of
Fratton Park, home to
Portsmouth Football Club is set to hold 35,000 fans. The stadium will be built to allow Portsmouth to compete successfully in the English Football's Premier League. Along with the stadium, 500 houses will be built in a development called Pompey Village. This is currently at a planning stage.
Chronology
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1181 - Establishment of a church.
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1194 - Portsmouth awarded its
Royal Charter*
1212 - Establishment of docks.
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1212 -
Domus Dei the first hospital of the city built.
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1256 - Portsmouth given permission to form a local guild of merchants.
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1265 - Town sacked and burnt during the
Second Barons' War.
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1338 - French invaders burn down most of town.
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1348 -
Black Death strikes Portsmouth for the first time.
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1426 - Portsmouth's first permanent defensive works (the Round Tower) completed.
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1449 - Portsmouth placed under
Greater Excommunication as a result of the murder of
Adam Moleyns the
Bishop of Chichester.
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1495 - Britain's first
dry dock built at Portsmouth.
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1510 -
Mary Rose built in Portsmouth dock yard.
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1527 -
Southsea castle built.
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1561 - Britain's first
state lottery funds further fortifications.
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1563 - 300 locals die of the plague.
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1625 - The
Black Death strikes Portsmouth.
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1729 - Establishment of the
Royal Naval Academy.
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1732 - Establishment of
Portsmouth Grammar School.
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1760 - The modern
Landport Gate built.
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1806 - Birth of
Isambard Kingdom Brunel in Portsmouth.
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1809 - The town of
Southsea established.
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1811 - Introduction of piped water into Portsmouth.
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1812 - Birth of Charles Dickens in Portsmouth.
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1834 - Portsmouth hit by Earthquake.
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1835 - The
Municipal Reform Act of
1835 abolishes
Southampton jurisdiction of the port.
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1861 - Clarence Pier built
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1872 -
Challenger expedition launched from Portsmouth
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1890 - Portsmouth Town Hall built.
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1898 -
Portsmouth F.C., the city's principal
football club was founded.
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1926 - Portsmouth elevated to city status.
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1932 - Portsmouth Airport opens.
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1966 -
Tricorn Centre opened.
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1966 -
HMS Andromeda is the last warship launched at Portsmouth Royal Dockyard.
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1971 - Portsmouth Airport closes after a series of accidents.
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1974 - Portsmouth becomes local government district within county of Hampshire.
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1991 -
Portsmouth Cathedral nave completed.
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1994 - Portsmouth was the start and end point for a stage of the
Tour de France.
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1997 - City of Portsmouth becomes unitary authority.
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2000 - Portsmouth suffers flooding due to failure of the emergency water drainage system during heavy rainfall.
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2001 - MyTV (later renamed PortsmouthTV) launches.
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2002 -
Gunwharf Quays opened.
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2003 -
Spinnaker Tower construction begins.
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2004 -
Tricorn Centre demolished, with its last shops closed in
2002.
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2005 -
Spinnaker Tower opened on
October 18.
Famous residents
*Admiral
George Anson*Sir
Francis Austen (Brother of
Jane Austen)
*
Henry Ayres (former premier of Australia)
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Walter Besant was born in Portsmouth
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Roger Black (Olympic medalist) was born in Portsmouth
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Isambard Kingdom Brunel was born in Portsmouth
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James Callaghan (former British prime minister) was born in Portsmouth
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Charles Dickens was born in Portsmouth
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Arthur Conan Doyle*
Helen Duncan (last woman charged with witchcraft in the UK)
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Michael East (
Commonwealth Games gold medal winning athlete)
*
Rob Hayles (
Olympic Games medal winner,
cycling)
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Simon Heartfield Musician/Producer/DJ
*Ian Hicks, aka hardcore artist DJ
Hixxy*
Christopher Hitchens author, journalist and literary critic was born in Portsmouth
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Roger Hodgson of
Supertramp was born in Portsmouth
*Brian Howe (vocalist
Bad Company) was born in Portsmouth
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Joe Jackson*
Paul Jones (vocalist
Manfred Mann)
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Rudyard Kipling*
Michelle Magorian Author (
Goodnight Mr Tom)
*
Alan Pascoe (Olympic medalist) was born in Portsmouth
*
Peter Sellers, comedian, actor, and performer was born in Southsea
*Alison Shaw (vocals, bass) and Jim Shaw (guitar) of the band
Cranes*
Nevil Shute (also known as Nevil Shute Norway)
*David Wells (Psychic) of
Most Haunted*Kim Woodburn of
How Clean is Your House? was born in Portsmouth
Population
| Year | Number of houses | Population | Source | | 1560 | | 1000 (est) | Portsmouth: a history by Patterson |
| 1801 | 5310 | 32,160 | 1801 census |
| 1811 | 6852 | 40,567 | 1811 census |
| 1821 | 8627 | 45,048 | 1821 census |
| 1831 | 9410 | 50,389 | 1831 census |
| 1841 | 9886 | 53,032 | 1841 census |
| 1851 | 12,825 | 72,096 | 1851 census |
| 1861 | 15,819 | 94,799 | 1861 census |
| 1871 | 19,013 | 112,954 | 1871 census |
| 1881 | 22,701 | 127,989 | 1881 census |
| 1891 | 29,353 | 159,251 | 1891 census |
| 1901 | 36,368 | 188,133 | 1901 census |
| 1911 | | 231,165 | 1911 census |
| 1921 | | 247,343 | 1921 census |
| 1931 | | 249,300 | 1931 census |
| 1951 | | 233,545 | 1951 census |
| 1961 | 68,618 | 215,077 | 1961 census |
| 1971 | | 197,431 | 1971 census |
| 1981 | | 175,382 | 1981 census |
| 1991 | | 177,142 | 1991 census |
| 2001 | | 186,700 (est) | 2001 census (preliminary report) |
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Maizuru*
Portsmouth,
Virginia*
SydneyFriendship links
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Lakewood,
Colorado*
Portsmouth,
New Hampshire*
Zha Lai Te Qi*
HMNB Portsmouth*
Southsea*
El Ferrol Spanish Armada (1588)*
Portsmouth City Council*
University of Portsmouth*
Newcomers Guide To Portsmouth*
Portsmouth City Guide*
Portsmouth Records Office*
Portsmouth Virtual Tour*
City Growth Portsmouth*
Chat portal for Portsmouth students*
Portsmouth Directory*
Collecting Old Postcard images of Portsmouth*
City of Portsmouth Unit of the Maritime Volunteer Service*
List of blogs in Portsmouth and the surrounding areas*
Wiki directory of Portsmouth linksSport
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List of all Southern Rowing Clubs*
University of Portsmouth Rowing Club - UPRC*
Southsea Rowing Club*
Portsmouth Football ClubHistory
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Timeline*http://homepage.ntlworld.com/stephen.pomeroy/local/local.htm
*http://www.portsdown.demon.co.uk/
*http://www.portsmouth.history.cwc.net/
*http://www.envf.port.ac.uk/geo/research/portsmouth/
*http://www.palmerstonforts.org.uk/
Media
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107.4 The Quay - local radio station
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The News - local newspaper
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BBC Hampshire*
PURE:FM - local student-orientated radio station
Museums
*http://www.maryrose.org/
*http://www.flagship.org.uk/
*http://www.portsmouthnaturalhistory.co.uk/
*http://www.portsmouthcitymuseums.co.uk/
*http://www.southseacastle.co.uk/
*http://www.charlesdickensbirthplace.co.uk/
*http://www.ddaymuseum.co.uk/
Transport
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Portsmouth bus services*
Stagecoach South*
SWT train series from Portsmouth*
Southern train services from Portsmouth*
First Great Western services from Portsmouth*
Wightlink Portsmouth - Isle of Wight ferry services*
Brittany Ferries to Caen, Cherbourg and St Malo from Portsmouth*
LD Lines ferry services to Le Havre*
P&O Ferries service to Bilbao*
Condor Ferries service to the Channel Islands*
Acciona Trasmediterranea service to Bilbao*
MultimapWebcams
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Overlooking harbour*
View from Portsmouth college*
M275 Traffic Cam
