Southsea, Portsmouth

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Southsea is a suburban area in Portsmouth, Portsmouth

Other current and historical names

Location and coordinates are for the approximate centre of Southsea within this administrative area. Geographic features and populated places may cross administrative borders.

Southsea in historic gazetteers

Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887). John Bartholomew

Southsea.-- district and ry. sta., Portsea par., Hants, on S. side of Portsmouth and wholly within its mun. limits, pop. 45,247; 3 Banks. Southsea Castle was erected by Henry VIII. in 1540; it has been materially strengthened, and forms one of the most important seaward defences of Portsmouth; in the castle is a fixed light (Southsea), 51 ft. above high water and seen 9 miles. See PORTSMOUTH.

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