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Portswood is a suburb and electoral ward of Southampton, England. The suburb lies to the north-north-east of the city centre and is bounded by (clockwise from west) Freemantle, Highfield, Swaythling, St. Denys and Bevois Valley. Portswood Ward comprises Portswood, Highfield and St. Denys, and had a population of 14,831 at the 2011 Census. [1]
The Hobbit is a pub in the Bevois Valley area of Southampton, England. Previously the Portswood Hotel , it was named after J. R. R. Tolkien 's book The Hobbit in 1989. In 2012 the pub was involved in a legal dispute with Middle-earth Enterprises , a company owned by film producer Saul Zaentz , over its use of the name.
An iron railway bridge crossing the River Itchen opened in 1866, connecting St Denys (then Portswood) Station to Netley Hospital, via Bitterne and Woolston. [6] This was followed in 1883 by the first Cobden Bridge. A history of large laundries provided employment, servicing Southampton's ocean liners until the late 20th
St Denys railway station serves the St Denys and Portswood suburbs of Southampton in Hampshire, England. It is 77 miles 10 chains (124.1 km) down the line from London Waterloo. Built in 1865, the station is named after the surrounding area, which in turn is named after the Priory of St Denys, a major landmark in medieval Southampton.
In 1896, Southampton Corporation had bought out the Southampton Electric Light and Power Company. The compulsory purchase of the Southampton Tramway Company in 1898 paved the way for the provision of electric trams in the town. In 1899, a committee viewed tram systems in Bradford, Dover, Glasgow, Liverpool and London. It was decided to model ...
Highfield is a suburb of Southampton, England. The suburb is situated to the north of the city centre, and is bounded by (clockwise from West) Southampton Common, Bassett, Swaythling and Portswood. Highfield is home to the main campus of the University of Southampton, which is built on a former brickfield.
The Southampton–Fareham line is a railway line in England, ... The line was to run from a junction at Portswood, a few miles north of Southampton (Docks) station on ...
Portswood railway station served the suburb of Portswood, Hampshire, England from 1861 to 1866 on the South West Main Line. History The ...