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  2. Port of Southampton - Wikipedia

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    The largest vessel using the Port of Southampton is P&O Cruises Arvia, with a length of 345 m (1,132 ft), a gross tonnage of 184,700 and a passenger capacity of 5,200. [12] In 2005, the number of passengers using the port totalled 738,000, higher than it had been in any one year of the previous century.

  3. Hythe Pier, Railway and Ferry - Wikipedia

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    Hythe Pier, the Hythe Pier Railway and the Hythe Ferry provide a link between the port of Southampton and Hythe on the other side of Southampton Water. It is used both by commuters and tourists, and forms an important link in the Solent Way, England Coast Path and E9 European coastal paths. The railway is the oldest continuously-operating ...

  4. History of the Port of Southampton - Wikipedia

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    The inter-war period was a busy time for the port, which was called the "Gateway to the Empire". In 1936, the Southampton docks handled 46 percent of the UK's ocean-going passenger traffic. The following facts and figures are from the 1938 Handbook to Southampton Docks: Passengers : 560,000; Visitors: 500,000; Cruise passengers: 70,000

  5. Associated British Ports - Wikipedia

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    The commission was split in 1962 by the Transport Act 1962; the British Transport Docks Board (BTDB) was formed in 1962 as a government-owned body to manage various ports throughout Great Britain. [1] In 1981 the Conservative government of Margaret Thatcher implemented the Transport Act 1981, which provided for the BTDB's privatisation. [2]

  6. List of ports in Great Britain - Wikipedia

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    Southampton: Associated British Ports: 3 Port of Tilbury: 1908 London: Forth Ports: 4 Port of London: 2013 London: DP World: 5 Port of Immingham: 1912 Immingham: Associated British Ports: 6 Port of Liverpool: 1971 Liverpool: The Peel Group: 7 Port of Tees: 1992 Middlesbrough: PD Ports: 8 Port of Tyne: 1968 Tyne and Wear: Port of Tyne Authority ...

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  8. The Solent - Wikipedia

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    View of the Solent from Gurnard, near Cowes, Isle of Wight The Solent from Wootton, Isle of Wight, showing Wightlink Fishbourne–Portsmouth ferries crossing.. The Solent (/ ˈ s oʊ l ən t / SOH-lənt) is a strait between the Isle of Wight and mainland Great Britain; the major historic ports of Southampton and Portsmouth lie inland of its shores.

  9. Immigration to Hampshire - Wikipedia

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    The ditches was an area of Southampton, along Canal Street, East Street and Main Street. [8] Its relative proximity to the docks made it an ideal spot for immigrants arriving by sea and it quickly became a cosmopolitan area, known for it multicultural society. Maie Hodgson was a child growing up in the ditches at the beginning of the 1900s.