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Hampshire

Stretching from Solent beaches in the south west, to 's in the north-east, Hampshire is the largest county in South East England.
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Essential Destinations

Top destinations include Southampton and Portsmouth.

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is the largest city in Hampshire, on the south coast of . A busy cruise ship and container port, is the European end of the last Transatlantic ocean liner route, the Queen Mary II to New York, and in 1912 was the point of departure for the Titanic.

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

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is an historic cathedral city in the county of Hampshire, South East England. Erstwhile capital of the country, it was from here that Alfred the Great governed much of unified England.

Destinations to Discover

Explore places such as Farnborough and Aldershot.

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is a town in the northeastern corner of the county of Hampshire, adjacent to the borders with and . Once an isolated hamlet, grew into a medium-sized town over the course of the 20th century.

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is a garrison town in the county of Hampshire. The Home of the British Army has plenty of military heritage to discover.

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is a small town in Hampshire, on the northwestern edge of the National Park. The town itself is mostly known for its 13th-century bridge over the River Avon, but the nearby villages of Breamore and Rockbourne each have sights of their own, from the remains of a 2000-year old mansion, to a fascinating agricultural museum.

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is a market town in Hampshire. It has been around since the Domesday Book, but was developed as a 'new town', one of several constructed in the 1950s to accommodate overspill population from London.

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is a town in Hampshire that sits between and . The town has a long history associated with the railway, being the site of a large railway works that at one time was the major employer in the area.

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is a town in Hampshire, a short water ride away from . Although not a traditional destination, it does have some attractions if you are interested in maritime history.

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The is a major tourist area and a national park in Hampshire. It is immensely popular with British campers, as it is one of two national parks in the densely populated South East of .

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is a market town of 50,000 people in Hampshire. It is well-known as the location of an important Royal Air Force base. Surrounding is the Hants portion of the North Wessex Downs, which includes interesting small towns such as Whitchurch.

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is a market town on the western edge of the in Hampshire, right on the border with . If driving to Bournemouth or the Jurassic Coast from Southampton or London, chances are you'll pass on the A31.

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is a town in Hampshire, approximately half-way between the cities of and , The town has been linked with brick making, notably, the production of the ' Reds', examples of the bricks in use on the Royal Albert Hall, in and iron forging from the ironmaster, named "Henry Cort".

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is a market town and civil parish in the East Hampshire district of Hampshire, England. It is 15 miles north of . The town has its own on the Portsmouth Direct line, the mainline rail link connecting and London.

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is a small port in Hampshire in the South East of . It is adjacent to the and faces across the Solent to the western end of the .

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is a town in Hampshire on the south coast of England. It's midway between and and stands at the head of the causeway to .

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is a town in Hampshire, surrounded by attractive countryside and villages that were once home to novelist Jane Austen, naturalist Gilbert White, and Antarctic explorer Lawrence Oates.

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is a town in north-east Hampshire on the main - railway line close to Hampshire's borders with and . The town, which has a population of 39,600 and an area of 28.28 km2, comprises four parishes, the core parish of with mainly residential parishes of Elvetham Heath to the north, Crookham Village to the west and Church Crookham to the south.

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is a picturesque market town of about 15,000 people in the Test Valley district of Hampshire, . It sits on the outskirts of the New Forest, just over 3 miles northeast of its eastern edge.

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is a town and civil parish in the district of Hampshire, England, 5.5 miles north of and 11 miles south west of .

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is an historic village of 4,400 people in Hampshire's Hart district. It is home to a 13th-century castle, and a more modern bat colony.

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is a village of 3,000 people in the . it is a popular tourist destination, with many independent shops, art galleries, cafés, museums, pubs and hotels.

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is an island off the south coast of England in Hampshire, east of Portsmouth. It is a holiday, windsurfing and sailing centre, and offers golf and tennis. The island is connected to Enhland by a road bridge.

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is a town in the Borough of Havant in the county of Hampshire, on the south coast of England near the border with . It lies at the north end of an arm of , a large and shallow inlet from the , and is equidistant between and .

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is a country market town on the River Arle in Hampshire. In many ways is the quintessential small country town, with the friendly atmosphere and English traditions maintained throughout the ages.

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is a village located on the southeastern edge of the in Hampshire, England. It is home to both and the . In 2020, it was named the fifth most beautiful village in the UK and Ireland by Condé Nast Traveler.

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is a town in Hampshire, a county in . This article also covers Fawley and the surrounding area.

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is a village of 1,400 people in the . It has ancient origins and is now somewhat tourist-orientated. has a long connection with witches; in the late 1950s, Sybil Leek, a self-styled white witch, lived in the village.

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is a large village in the district of Hampshire, . is 13 miles to the north-east, and is 15 miles south-west. Surrounding towns and villages include , , , and .

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is a village in the that developed in the 19th century when a church and a school were built. It has the picturesque character of a rural English village.

Hampshire

Latitude of center
51.0833° or 51° 5′ north
Longitude of center
-1.1667° or 1° 10′ west
Population
1,830,000
Elevation
210 feet (64 metres)
Open­Street­Map ID
node 302323669
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­county
Geo­Names ID
11609036
Wiki­data ID
Q23204
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Yue Chinese—“Hampshire” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Hampshire”
  • Arabic: “هامبشاير”
  • Armenian: “Հեմփշիր”
  • Asturian: “Hampshire”
  • Azerbaijani: “Hempşir qraflığı”
  • Azerbaijani: “Hempşir”
  • Balinese: “Hampshire”
  • Basque: “Hampshire”
  • Belarusian: “Гэмпшыр”
  • Belarusian: “Хэмпшыр, графтсва”
  • Belarusian: “Хэмпшыр”
  • Bengali: “হ্যাম্পশায়ার”
  • Breton: “Hampshire”
  • Bulgarian: “Хампшър”
  • Catalan: “Hampshire”
  • Cebuano: “Hampshire”
  • Central Kurdish: “ھەمپشیر”
  • Cherokee: “ᎭᎻᏒ”
  • Chinese: “Hampshire”
  • Chinese: “汉普郡”
  • Chinese: “漢普郡”
  • Cornish: “Hampshire”
  • Corsican: “Hampshire”
  • Crimean Tatar: “Hempşir”
  • Croatian: “Hampshire”
  • Czech: “Hampshire”
  • Danish: “Hampshire”
  • Dutch: “Hampshire”
  • Esperanto: “Hampshire”
  • Esperanto: “Hampŝiro”
  • Estonian: “Hampshire”
  • Finnish: “Hampshire”
  • French: “Hampshire”
  • Galician: “Hampshire”
  • German: “Hampshire”
  • Greek: “Χάμπσιρ”
  • Gujarati: “હેમ્પશાયર”
  • Hakka Chinese: “Hampshire”
  • Hebrew: “המפשייר”
  • Hindi: “हैम्पशायर”
  • Hungarian: “Hampshire”
  • Icelandic: “Hampshire”
  • Ido: “Hampshire”
  • Indonesian: “Hampshire”
  • Interlingua: “Hampshire”
  • Irish: “Hampshire”
  • Italian: “Hampshire”
  • Japanese: “ハンプシャー”
  • Japanese: “ハンプシャー州”
  • Javanese: “Hampshire”
  • Kannada: “ಹ್ಯಾಂಪ್ಶೈರ್”
  • Korean: “햄프셔주”
  • Kurdish: “Hampshire”
  • Ladin: “Hampshire”
  • Latin: “Hantonia”
  • Latin: “Hantoniensis comitatus”
  • Latvian: “Hempšīra”
  • Lithuanian: “Hampšyras”
  • Luxembourgish: “Hampshire”
  • Macedonian: “Хемпшир”
  • Maltese: “Hampshire”
  • Manx: “Hampshire”
  • Marathi: “हँपशायर”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Hampshire”
  • Mirandese: “Hampshire”
  • Moroccan Arabic: “هامپشاير”
  • Narom: “Hanteschire”
  • Northern Frisian: “Hampshire”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Hampshire”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Hampshire”
  • Norwegian: “Hampshire”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Hampshire”
  • Old English (ca. 450-1100): “Hāmtūnescīr”
  • Old English (ca. 450-1100): “Hāmtūnsċīr”
  • Ossetian: “Гэмпшир”
  • Persian: “همپشایر”
  • Persian: “همپشر”
  • Polish: “Hampshire”
  • Portuguese: “Hampshire”
  • Romanian: “Hampshire”
  • Russian: “Гэмпшир”
  • Russian: “Хэмпшир”
  • Scots: “Coonty o Hampshire”
  • Scots: “Hampshire”
  • Scots: “Hants”
  • Serbian: “Хемпшир”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Hampshire”
  • Slovak: “Hampshire”
  • Slovenian: “Hampshire”
  • Spanish: “Hampshire”
  • Swedish: “Hampshire”
  • Tajik: “Ҳампшир”
  • Tajik: “Ҳэмпшир”
  • Tamil: “ஹாம்ப்ஷயர்”
  • Tatar: “Һәмпшир”
  • Telugu: “హంప్ షైర్”
  • Thai: “แฮมป์เชอร์”
  • Turkish: “Hampshire”
  • Turkish: “Törensel Hampshire Kontluğu”
  • Uighur: “Xampishir”
  • Ukrainian: “Гемпшир”
  • Urdu: “ہیمپشائر”
  • Venetian: “Hampshire”
  • Vietnamese: “Hampshire”
  • Volapük: “Hampshire”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Hampshire”
  • Welsh: “Hampshire”
  • Western Frisian: “Hampshire”
  • Western Panjabi: “ہیمپشائر”
  • Wu Chinese: “汉普郡”
  • Yiddish: “האמפשיר”
  • Yue Chinese: “衡州郡”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikivoyage page “Hampshire”. Photo: TomHab, CC BY-SA 3.0.