Pewit Island
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Portchester Castle and HMS Victory.
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.
HMS Victory
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
HMS Victory 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. HMS Victory is situated 2½ miles southeast of 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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fort Elson and Hardway.
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.
Hardway
Suburb
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Hardway is a suburb of the town of Gosport, in the Gosport district, in Hampshire, England. The suburb is made up of a few industrial estates, residential housing and a port. The suburb sits on the side of Portsmouth Harbour opposite to the naval base.
Bridgemary
Suburb
Photo: Hassocks5489, CC0.
Bridgemary is a ward in Gosport, Hampshire, England. It is situated to the north of Gosport on the A32 towards Fareham. Every year there is a carnival organized by local residents. See -> Bridgemary Carnival… Bridgemary is situated 2 miles west of Pewit Island.
Pewit Island
- Type: Islet
- Description: island in Hampshire, United Kingdom
- Categories: island, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Portsmouth, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.83132° or 50° 49′ 53″ northLongitude
-1.13688° or 1° 8′ 13″ westOpen location code
9C2WRVJ7+G6OpenStreetMap ID
way 2942810OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
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In Other Languages
“Pewit Island” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Pewit Island”
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