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Southsea.-- district and ry. sta., Portsea par., Hants, on S. side of Portsmouth and wholly within its mun. limits, pop. 45,247; 3 Banks. Southsea Castle was erected by Henry VIII. in 1540; it has been materially strengthened, and forms one of the most important seaward defences of Portsmouth; in the castle is a fixed light (Southsea), 51 ft. above high water and seen 9 miles. See PORTSMOUTH.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "district" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Portsea Parish Hampshire Ancient County |
| Place: | Southsea |
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