Search for a place
Search for a place
Portsea Island, strongly fortified island, on coast of Hants, between Portsmouth and Langston harbours. 4½ miles long and from 2 to 3½ miles broad, and separated from the mainland by a narrow channel crossed by railway and other bridges, 4666 ac. land, 378 tidal water and 754 foreshore, pop. 128,022; contains the pars. of Portsea, Portsmouth, and Great Salterns.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
| Linked entities: | |
|---|---|
| Feature Description: | "strongly fortified island" (ADL Feature Type: "islands") |
| Administrative units: | Hampshire Ancient County |
| Place: | Portsea |
Go to the linked place page for a location map, and for access to other historical writing about the place. Pages for linked administrative units may contain historical statistics and information on boundaries.