Place details
Place namePortsmouth
CountryUnited Kingdom
Latitude50.8
Longitude-1.083
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names
Overview
Located on E end of The Solent; important as harbor, royal dockyard & naval base; existed briefly as small town built after Norman Conquest (1066) & reestablished in 1194 by Richard I; was bombed heavily during WW II; birthplace of author Charles Dickens.