Port Solent

Port Solent is the commercial business name of a housing and leisure development located in the Paulsgrove suburb of the English city of Portsmouth, Hampshire, comprising a marina, a housing estate, shopping and leisure facilities.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Portchester Castle and Portchester railway station.

Portchester Castle

Photo: Matthew Folley, CC BY 2.0.

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.

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.

Fort Southwick

Fort

Photo: Martyn Pattison, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Fort Southwick is one of the forts found on Portsdown Hill, which overlooks the naval base of Portsmouth in the county of Hampshire, England.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wymering and Cosham.

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.

Cosham

Suburb

Photo: Michael Ford, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Cosham is a northern suburb of Portsmouth lying within the city boundary but off Portsea Island, in the ceremonial county of Hampshire, England. It is mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086 along with Drayton and Wymering and Bocheland, Frodington and Copenore on the island.

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 Port Solent.

Port Solent

Type: Suburb
Description: mixed-use development in Paulsgrove, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, UK
Categories: mixed-use development and locality
Location: Hampshire, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

50.84311° or 50° 50′ 35″ north

Longitude

-1.09869° or 1° 5′ 55″ west

Open location code

9C2WRWV2+6G

OpenStreetMap ID

node 4977611594

OpenStreetMap feature

place=suburb

GeoNames ID

7281597

Wikidata ID

Q7230942

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In Other Languages

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Dutch: “Port Solent”

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