Portsdown Hill

Portsdown Hill is a long chalk ridge in , England. The highest point of the hill lies within at 131 m above sea level. The ridge offers good views to the south over , the Solent, and , with the beyond.
Wikipedia
Photo: AlanFord, Public domain.
  • Type: Peak with an elevation of 410 feet
  • Description: hill in Hampshire, England, UK
  • Also known as: “Ports Down”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Fort Southwick and Portchester railway station.

Fort
Photo: Martyn Pattison, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is one of the forts found on Portsdown Hill, which overlooks the naval base of in the county of , .

Railway station
Photo: Bashereyre, Public domain.
serves the village of in , , 87 miles 35 chains from . It was first opened by the LSWR in 1848 on their line from Fareham to Portsmouth.

Historic building
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is a Grade II listed 19th-century manor house of the Estate in , England, about 5 miles north of . It is home to the Defence School of Policing and Guarding and related military police capabilities.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Southwick and Wymering.

Village
Photo: Bashereyre, Public domain.
is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of and Widley, in the Winchester district, in , England. 1 mile north of the boundary measured from .

Suburb
Photo: Martyn Pattison, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a residential area of the city of , in the ceremonial county of , England. Unlike the majority of Portsmouth, it is located on the mainland rather than .

Suburb
Photo: Michael Ford, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a northern suburb of lying within the city boundary but off , in the ceremonial county of , England. It is mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086 along with Drayton and and Bocheland, Frodington and Copenore on the island.

Portsdown Hill

Latitude
50.85834° or 50° 51′ 30″ north
Longitude
-1.10884° or 1° 6′ 32″ west
Elevation
410 feet (125 metres)
Open location code
9C2WVV5R+8F
Open­Street­Map ID
node 361369373
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Geo­Names ID
2640003
Wiki­data ID
Q7232403
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Portsdown Hill” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Ports Down”
  • Dutch: “Ports Down”
  • Dutch: “Portsdown Hill”
  • Japanese: “ポーツダウン・ヒル”
  • Swedish: “Ports Down”

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