Southsea
Southsea is a seaside resort and a geographic area of Portsmouth, Portsea Island in the ceremonial county of Hampshire, England. Southsea is located 1.8 miles (2.8 km) to the south of Portsmouth's inner city-centre.
Key facts
- UK place.static_image_name
- South Parade pier, Southsea - geograph.org.uk - 8163.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- South Parade Pier
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.official_name
- Southsea
- UK place.unitary_england
- Portsmouth
- UK place.lieutenancy_england
- Hampshire
- UK place.region
- South East England
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Portsmouth South
- UK place.population
- 18,514
- UK place.population_ref
- (2001) 16,660 (2011 Census. Central Southsea Ward)
- UK place.post_town
- SOUTHSEA
- UK place.postcode_district
- PO4, PO5
Article
21 sectionsContents
- History
- 20th century
- Recent history
- Southsea Common
- Trees
- Tourist attractions
- Seafront
- Historical features
- Canoe Lake
- Performing arts
- Museums
- Albert Road
- Map mural
- Climate
- Southsea Town Council
- Transport links
- Education
- People
- Sport
- References
- External links
Southsea is a seaside resort and a geographic area of Portsmouth, Portsea Island in the ceremonial county of Hampshire, England. Southsea is located 1.8 miles (2.8 km) to the south of Portsmouth's inner city-centre.
Southsea began as a fashionable 19th-century Victorian seaside resort named Croxton Town, after a Mr Croxton who owned the land. As the resort grew, it adopted the name of nearby Southsea Castle, a seafront fort constructed in 1544 to help defend the Solent and approaches to Portsmouth Harbour.