Portsmouth | Wikipedia audio article
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00:04:57 1 History
00:05:06 1.1 Early history
00:06:40 1.2 Norman to Tudor
00:12:14 1.3 Stuart to Georgian
00:17:39 1.4 Industrial Revolution to Victorian
00:21:23 1.5 Edwardian to Second World War
00:25:20 1.6 Post-war
00:30:36 2 Geography
00:36:00 2.1 Climate
00:37:41 3 Demography
00:40:19 4 Government and politics
00:42:47 5 Economy
00:47:32 6 Culture
00:50:43 7 Literature
00:53:13 8 Education
00:55:54 9 Landmarks
01:00:46 10 Gunwharf Quays
01:03:02 11 Southsea
01:06:06 12 Religion
01:09:14 13 Sport
01:12:07 14 Transport and communications
01:12:17 14.1 Ferries
01:13:55 14.2 Buses
01:14:39 14.3 Railways
01:15:32 14.4 Airport
01:16:47 14.5 Canal
01:18:27 14.6 Possible public transport projects
01:19:19 15 Media
01:22:04 16 Notable residents
01:26:06 17 See also
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Portsmouth ( (listen)) is a port city in Hampshire, England, with a total population of 205,400 residents. The city of Portsmouth is nicknamed Pompey and is mainly built on Portsea Island, a flat, low-lying island measuring 24 square kilometres (9 sq mi) in area, just off the south-east coast of Hampshire. Portsmouth is the only island city in the United Kingdom, and is the only city whose population density exceeds that of London.Portsmouth is located 70 miles (110 km) south-west of London and 19 miles (31 km) south-east of Southampton. With the surrounding towns of Gosport, Fareham, Havant and Waterlooville, Portsmouth forms the eastern half of the South Hampshire metropolitan area, which includes Southampton and Eastleigh in the western half.
Portsmouth's history can be traced back to Roman times. A significant naval port for centuries, Portsmouth has the world's oldest dry dock. In the sixteenth century, Portsmouth was England's first line of defence during the French invasion of 1545. By the early nineteenth century, the world's first mass production line was set up in Portsmouth Dockyard's Block Mills, making it the most industrialised site in the world and birthplace of the Industrial Revolution. Portsmouth was also the most heavily fortified town in the world, and was considered the world's greatest naval port at the height of the British Empire throughout Pax Britannica. Defences known as the Palmerston Forts were built around Portsmouth in 1859 in anticipation of another invasion from continental Europe.
In 1926, Portsmouth was officially elevated in status from a town to a city. The motto Heaven's Light Our Guide, a reference to the city's eight-pointed star and crescent moon emblem, was registered to the City of Portsmouth in 1929. During the Second World War, the city of Portsmouth was bombed extensively in the Portsmouth Blitz, which resulted in the deaths of 930 people. In 1944, Portsmouth was the pivotal embarkation point for the D-Day landings of 6 June 1944. In 1982, a large proportion of the task force dispatched to liberate the Falkland Islands deployed from the city's naval base. Her Majesty's Yacht Britannia left the city to oversee the transfer of Hong Kong in 1997, which marked for many the end of the empire. In 1997, Portsmouth became a Unitary Authority, with Portsmouth City Council gaining powers of a non-metropolitan county and district council combined, responsibilities previously held by Hampshire County Council.
Portsmouth is one of the world's best known ports. HMNB Portsmouth is considered to be the home of the Royal Navy and is home to two-thirds of the UK's surface fleet. The city is home to some famous ships, including HMS Warrior, the Tudor carrack Mary Rose and Horatio Nelson's flagship, HMS Victory (the world's oldest naval ship still in commission). The former HMS Vernon naval shore establishment has been redeveloped as a retail park known as Gunwharf Quays. Portsmouth is am ...