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Southampton (/ s aʊ θ ˈ (h) æ m p t ə n / ⓘ) is a port city and unitary authority in Hampshire, England.It is located approximately 80 miles (130 km) southwest of London, 20 miles (32 km) west of Portsmouth, and 20 miles (32 km) southeast of Salisbury.
Because Southampton is on the South Coast of England, the city centre is not at the geometric centre of the city, but at the southern extremity. The traditional heart of the city is the High Street, which runs from the Town Quay to the Bargate, which was once the northern gateway to the walled city. As the city grew, this primary commercial ...
Map of Hampshire, UK with Southampton highlighted. Equirectangular map projection on WGS 84 datum, with N/S stretched 155%: Date: 27 February 2011: Source: Ordnance Survey OpenData. Coastline and administrative boundary data from Boundary-Line product. Lake data from Meridian 2 product. Inset derived from England location map.svg by Spischot ...
City status has little statistical significance in UK because it is not a measure of a city's size and only holds a ceremonial status. Historic cities, such as St Davids (a cathedral city in Wales) can be quite small, however newer cities, such as those conferred in 2022 , can range in size from anywhere between 50,000 to over 200,000.
Bevois Valley (/ ˈ b iː v ɪ s / BEE-vis) is an inner city area of Southampton, England, within Bevois Electoral Ward, and includes areas called Bevois Town and Bevois Mount.The area lies south of and adjoins Portswood and is within easy walking distance of the city centre.
St Mary's is an inner city area of Southampton in England. It consists of two areas separated by Six Dials junction. The northern section of the district is bounded by St Mary's Road and some streets to the west and the area to the east is Nicholstown-Newtown. The northern section is home to the fire station. [1]
The SO postcode area, also known as the Southampton postcode area, [2] is a group of 23 postcode districts in southern England, within nine post towns. These cover south and central Hampshire , including Southampton , Winchester , Alresford , Brockenhurst , Eastleigh , Lymington , Lyndhurst , Romsey and Stockbridge .
Southampton Central (originally Southampton West and later known simply as Southampton) is a main line railway station serving the city of Southampton in Hampshire, southern England. It is on the South West Main Line and also serves the Wessex Main Line and the West Coastway Line .