Portsmouth

For other uses, see Portsmouth (disambiguation).

Portsmouth is a city in the south of England, in the county of Hampshire. About 280,536 people live there (As Of 2017). It is a port and is the home of the British Royal Navy. It's the second-largest city in the county of Hampshire, behind Southampton. It is one of the most densely populated cities in Europe. Portsmouth is on Portsea Island and is narrowly separated from the mainland by a creek.

City of Portsmouth
Geography
Status	Unitary, City (1926)
Region	South East England
Ceremonial County	Hampshire
Area - Total	Ranked 319th 40.25 km²

For centuries the city was one of the world's biggest places of shipbuilding. Some of its most famous ships that people can still see are HMS Victory and the HMS Warrior. People also visit Portsmouth to see the old ship Mary Rose. This was Henry VIII of England's ship, and it was under the water for a long time, from 1545 to 1982. Tourists also go to see Cumberland House, the birthplace of Charles Dickens, a British writer.

Charles Dickens, Rudyard Kipling and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle were all British writers who lived in Portsmouth.

It is home of the Football League One side Portsmouth F.C. They play at Fratton Park.

Portsmouth has one university, the University of Portsmouth.

North of the city is Cosham.

Portsmouth Media

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  The Round Tower was built in 1418 to defend the entrance to Portsmouth Harbour.

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  map of portsmouth labled as some time before 1540 but some features appear to date from 1545

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  View of Old Portsmouth from the Spinnaker Tower

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  HMS Warrior (launched in 1860) has been restored to its original Victorian condition.

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  A fire started by suffragettes at the semaphore tower, Portsmouth dockyard, in December 1913, killed two men.

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  George VI inspecting the crew of the HNoMS Draug in Portsmouth during the Second World War

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  Her Majesty's Yacht Britannia in Portsmouth Harbour during the 50th anniversary of the D-Day Landings in 1994. The masts of HMS Victory can be seen in the background.

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  Aerial view of Portsmouth and Portsmouth Harbour

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  England population density and low elevation coastal zones. Portsmouth is particularly vulnerable to sea level rise.

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  Photograph of Selsey Bill, Hayling Island and Portsea Island from the air

Other websites

• Portsmouth City Council
• Official Portsmouth City Guide Archived 2011-10-22 at the Wayback Machine
• University of Portsmouth
• University of Portsmouth Students' Union