Portchester Common

Portchester Common is a grassland in Portsmouth, England. Portchester Common is situated nearby to the fitness club Gym, as well as near the military installation Fuel Bunker Valve Compound.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Portchester railway station and Fort Southwick.

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 3,000 feet south of Portchester Common.

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. Fort Southwick is situated 3,000 feet east of Portchester Common.

Portsdown Hill

Peak

Photo: AlanFord, Public domain.

Portsdown Hill is a long chalk ridge in Hampshire, England. The highest point of the hill lies within Fort Southwick at 131 m above sea level. The ridge offers good views to the south over Portsmouth, the Solent, Hayling Island and Gosport, with the Isle of Wight beyond.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Southwick and Wymering.

Southwick

Village

Photo: Bashereyre, Public domain.

Southwick is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Southwick and Widley, in the Winchester district, in Hampshire, England. 1 mile north of the Portsmouth boundary measured from Portsea Island.

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 east of Portchester Common.

Wallington

Neighborhood

Photo: Colin Babb, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Wallington is a village in Hampshire, part of the borough of Fareham. It is situated between Portsmouth and Southampton near where the River Wallington enters Portsmouth Harbour. Wallington is situated 2 miles west of Portchester Common.

Portchester Common

Type: Grassland
Location: Portsmouth, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

50.8569° or 50° 51′ 25″ north

Longitude

-1.12153° or 1° 7′ 18″ west

Open location code

9C2WVV4H+Q9

OpenStreetMap ID

way 116587393

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=grassland

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