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Southsea

Southsea is a seaside resort and a geographic area of , in the ceremonial county of , England. Southsea is located 1.8 miles to the south of Portsmouth's inner city-centre.
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  • Type: Suburb with 18,500 residents
  • Description: town in Hampshire, England
  • Also known as: “Southsea, England”, “Southsea, Hampshire”, and “Southsea, Portsmouth”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Portsmouth and Southsea Synagogue and Kings Theatre.

Synagogue
The , also known as the Portsmouth and Southsea Hebrew Congregation, is an Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue located at The Thickett, on Elm Grove, Southsea in , , , in the United Kingdom.

Theater building
Photo: DarrenKings, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is a theatre in Southsea, , designed by the architect Frank Matcham. It opened on 30 September 1907. It is operated by the Trust Ltd. The building was designated a Grade II* listed building in 1976.

School
Photo: HPD2540, CC0.
St John's College was a private day and boarding school located in Southsea, Hampshire, England. It was founded by the De La Salle brothers in 1908. In May 2022, the Governors announced that the school would not re-open for the academic year starting that September, citing declining student numbers, under-investment and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic as the causes.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gosport and Kingston.

Photo: Julian Colander, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a town in , a short water ride away from . Although not a traditional destination, it does have some attractions if you are interested in maritime history.

Neighborhood
is a residential area of the city of in the county of , lying between , , Milton and North End. It was a recognised suburb of the city by the middle of the 19th century.

Suburb
is a residential area in the city of in the county of . is situated 1½ miles north of Southsea.

Southsea

Latitude
50.78888° or 50° 47′ 20″ north
Longitude
-1.08866° or 1° 5′ 19″ west
Population
18,500
Elevation
10 feet (3 metres)
United Nations Location Code
GB ZDA
Open location code
9C2WQWQ6+HG
Open­Street­Map ID
node 28971785
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
2637330
Wiki­data ID
Q541348
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Southsea” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “ساوث سي”
  • Armenian: “Սաութսի”
  • Asturian: “Southsea”
  • Azerbaijani: “Sautsi”
  • Catalan: “Southsea”
  • Cebuano: “Southsea”
  • Chinese: “南海城”
  • Czech: “Southsea”
  • Dutch: “Southsea”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “ساوث سى”
  • French: “Southsea”
  • German: “Southsea”
  • Greek: “Σάουθσι”
  • Hebrew: “סאות’סי”
  • Iloko: “Southsea”
  • Irish: “Southsea”
  • Italian: “Southsea”
  • Japanese: “サウスシー”
  • Ladin: “Southsea”
  • Latin: “Southsea”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Southsea”
  • Persian: “ساوت‌سی”
  • Polish: “Southsea”
  • Portuguese: “Southsea”
  • Romanian: “Southsea”
  • Russian: “Саутси”
  • Slovenian: “Southsea”
  • South Azerbaijani: “ساوت‌سی”
  • Spanish: “Southsea”
  • Swedish: “Southsea”
  • Turkish: “Southsea”
  • Ukrainian: “Саутсі”
  • Welsh: “Southsea”

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Highlights include Portsmouth Irish Centre and St Jude’s Church.

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