Portsmouth

Portsmouth is a large city in the county of , on the of . Portsmouth plays a major role in British history, especially naval history.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Fratton Park and HMS Victory.

Stadium
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is a football ground in , , and is the home of Portsmouth Football Club. Constructed in 1899, it has been the only home ground in Portsmouth F.C.'s history.

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is a 104-gun first-rate wooden sailing ship of the line. With 248 years of service as of 2026, she is the world's oldest naval vessel still in commission.

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is a 40-gun steam-powered armoured frigate built for the Royal Navy in 1859–1861. She was the name ship of the Warrior-class ironclads. Warrior and her sister ship HMS Black Prince were the first armour-plated, iron-hulled warships, and were built in response to France's launching in 1859 of the first ocean-going ironclad warship, the wooden-hulled Gloire.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gosport and Southsea.

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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.

Suburb
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is a seaside resort and a geographic area of , in the ceremonial county of , England. is located 1.8 miles to the south of Portsmouth's inner city-centre.

Portsmouth

Latitude
50.8° or 50° 48′ north
Longitude
-1.0667° or 1° 4′ west
Population
215,000
Elevation
26 feet (8 metres)
Abbreviation
“POR”
Open location code
9C2WRW2M+28
Geo­Names ID
3333183
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Yue Chinese—“Portsmouth” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “بورتسموث”
  • Armenian: “Պորտսմութ”
  • Azerbaijani: “Portsmut”
  • Belarusian: “Горад Портсмут”
  • Bengali: “পোর্টস্‌মাথ”
  • Bulgarian: “Портсмът”
  • Central Kurdish: “پۆرتسموت”
  • Chechen: “Портсмут”
  • Chinese: “朴次茅斯”
  • Greek: “Πόρτσμουθ”
  • Hebrew: “פורטסמות”
  • Japanese: “ポーツマス”
  • Kazakh: “Портсмунт”
  • Korean: “포츠머스”
  • Latin: “Portus Ostium”
  • Latvian: “Portsmuta”
  • Lithuanian: “Portsmutas”
  • Marathi: “पोर्टस्मथ”
  • Mazanderani: “پورتسموث”
  • Narom: “Porchémue”
  • Persian: “پورتسموث”
  • Russian: “Портсмут”
  • Serbian: “Портсмут”
  • Tamil: “போர்ட்ஸ்மவுத்”
  • Thai: “พอร์ตสมัท”
  • Ukrainian: “Портсмут”
  • Urdu: “پورٹسماؤتھ”
  • Uzbek: “Portsmut”
  • Veps: “Portsmut”
  • Yue Chinese: “樸茨茅夫”

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