Fareham
Sign in to saveFareham ( ) is a market town at the north-west tip of Portsmouth Harbour, between the cities of Portsmouth and Southampton in south east Hampshire, England. It gives its name to the Borough of Fareham. It was historically an important manufacturer of bricks, used to build the Royal Albert Hall, and grower of strawberries and other seasonal fruits. In 2011, it had a population of 42,210.
Key facts
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.official_name
- Fareham
- UK place.population
- 42,210
- UK place.population_ref
- (2011 Census)
- UK place.shire_district
- Fareham
- UK place.shire_county
- Hampshire
- UK place.region
- South East England
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Fareham and Waterlooville
- UK place.post_town
- FAREHAM
- UK place.postcode_district
- PO14 – PO17
- UK place.postcode_area
- PO
- UK place.dial_code
- 01329, 01489, 023
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- SU578048
- UK place.static_image_name
- FarehamCreek.jpg
- UK place.static_image_alt
- Fareham
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Fareham Creek
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Fareham ( ) is a market town at the north-west tip of Portsmouth Harbour, between the cities of Portsmouth and Southampton in south east Hampshire, England. It gives its name to the Borough of Fareham. It was historically an important manufacturer of bricks, used to build the Royal Albert Hall, and grower of strawberries and other seasonal fruits. In 2011, it had a population of 42,210.
==History== thumb|Cams Hall North Front thumb|Manor Cottage, Manor House, Manor Lodge and Manor Croft, Church Path, Fareham (2019) thumb|Former Fareham Magistrates Court (2019)