Portchester Castle
Portchester Castle is a medieval fortress that was developed within the walls of the Roman Saxon Shore fort of Portus Adurni at Portchester, to the east of Fareham in Hampshire.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Matthew Folley, CC BY 2.0.
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- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: medieval castle in Portchester, Hampshire, England, UK
- Wheelchair access: yes
Photo: Julian Colander, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Portchester railway station and Pewit Island.
Portchester railway station
Railway station
Photo: Bashereyre, Public domain.
Portchester railway station serves the village of Portchester in Hampshire, England, 87 miles 35 chains from London Waterloo. It was first opened by the LSWR in 1848 on their line from Fareham to Portsmouth. Portchester railway station is situated 1 mile northwest of Portchester Castle.
Pewit Island
Islet
Pewit Island is a small island in England located in the northwestern section of Portsmouth Harbour. Historically it appears to have been connected to the mainland via a manmade shingle causeway, parts of which still exist.
Portchester Community School
School
Portchester Community School is a mixed comprehensive community school for 11- to 16-year-olds in Portchester, England. As of January 2015, the date of the last Ofsted inspection, the school has been rated overall as 'good'. Portchester Community School is situated 3,900 feet northwest of Portchester Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wymering and Fort Elson.
Wymering
Suburb
Photo: Martyn Pattison, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Wymering is a residential area of the city of Portsmouth, in the ceremonial county of Hampshire, England. Unlike the majority of Portsmouth, it is located on the mainland rather than Portsea Island. Wymering is situated 2 miles northeast of Portchester Castle.
Fort Elson
Locality
Photo: David Alan Moore, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Fort Elson was one of the early Palmerston Forts, in Gosport, England, the northernmost polygonal land fort in the defence line to the west of Gosport. Fort Elson is situated 2 miles southwest of Portchester Castle.
North End
Suburb
North End is a district in the city of Portsmouth, located on Portsea Island in Hampshire. The area developed rapidly as a part of the city after a horse-drawn tram route was opened between Portsmouth and Cosham. North End is situated 2 miles southeast of Portchester Castle.
Portchester Castle
- Categories: castle, archaeological site, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Borough of Fareham, Hampshire, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.83723° or 50° 50′ 14″ northLongitude
-1.11403° or 1° 6′ 51″ westElevation
13 feet (4 metres)Open location code
9C2WRVPP+V9OpenStreetMap ID
way 29846121OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yes
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Swedish—“Portchester Castle” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Portchester gaztelua”
- Catalan: “Portchester Castle”
- Cebuano: “Portchester Castle”
- Chinese: “波切斯特城堡”
- Danish: “Portchester Castle”
- Dutch: “Portchester Castle”
- French: “château de Portchester”
- French: “Château de Portchester”
- German: “Portchester Castle”
- Italian: “castello di Portchester”
- Italian: “Castello di Portchester”
- Japanese: “ポーチェスター城”
- Latin: “Castellum Portchester”
- Malay: “Istana kota Portchester”
- Narom: “Câtel de Portchêtre”
- Portuguese: “Castelo de Portchester”
- Russian: “Замок Портчестер”
- Russian: “Портчестерский замок”
- Spanish: “Castillo de Portchester”
- Swedish: “Portchester Castle”
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