Southampton is a city in Hampshire, South East England, that is 70 miles south-west of London and 15 miles north-west of Portsmouth. The city is a major port. It is close to the New Forest and it is on the northern most point of Southampton Water. A person who lives in Southampton is called a Sotonian. Its unitary authority had a population of 253.651 at the 2011 census.
According to history, a fortified settlement, which became medieval Southampton, had been established during the 10th century. Following the Norman Conquest in 1066, Southampton became the major port of transit between Winchester (the former capital of England) and Normandy. During the Middle Ages, shipbuilding became an essential industry for the town. Henry V’s famous warship HMS Grace Dieu was built in Southampton and launched in 1418.
In 1740, Southampton became a spa town. It had also become a popular site for sea bathing during the 1760s even though it lacks a good quality beach. Innovative buildings specifically for this purpose were built at West Quay. The town had major expansion during the Victorian era. The Southampton Docks company was formed in 1835. The foundation stone of the docks was laid in October 1838 and the first dock opened in 1842. The structural and economic development of docks continued for the next few decades. Meanwhile, the town’s railway link to London was fully opened in May 1840. It was then that Southampton became known as ‘The Gateway to the Empire’.
Southampton is noted for its association with the RMS Titanic, the Spitfire, as one of the departure points for D-Day, and as the home port of some of the largest cruise ships in the world. The town has always been a port, and the docks have long been a major employer in the city. In particular, it is a port for cruise ships. Its heyday was the first half of the 20th century and in particular, the inter-war years, when it handled almost half the passenger traffic of the United Kingdom.
Today it remains home to luxury cruise ships, as well as being the largest freight port on the Channel coast and fourth largest UK port by tonnage with several container terminals.
Significant employers in the city include Southampton City Council, the University of Southampton, Solent University, Southampton Airport, Ordnance Survey, BBC South, the NHS, Associated British Ports (ABP) and Carnival UK. Southampton also has Westquay, a large shopping centre and retail park.
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Southampton is a city in Hampshire, South East England, that is 70 miles south-west of London and 15 miles north-west of Portsmouth. The city is a major port. It is close to the New Forest and it is on the northern most point of Southampton Water. A person who lives in Southampton is called a Sotonian. Its unitary authority had a population of 253.651 at the 2011 census.
According to history, a fortified settlement, which became medieval Southampton, had been established during the 10th century. Following the Norman Conquest in 1066, Southampton became the major port of transit between Winchester (the former capital of England) and Normandy. During the Middle Ages, shipbuilding became an essential industry for the town. Henry V’s famous warship HMS Grace Dieu was built in Southampton and launched in 1418.
In 1740, Southampton became a spa town. It had also become a popular site for sea bathing during the 1760s even though it lacks a good quality beach. Innovative buildings specifically for this purpose were built at West Quay. The town had major expansion during the Victorian era. The Southampton Docks company was formed in 1835. The foundation stone of the docks was laid in October 1838 and the first dock opened in 1842. The structural and economic development of docks continued for the next few decades. Meanwhile, the town’s railway link to London was fully opened in May 1840. It was then that Southampton became known as ‘The Gateway to the Empire’.
Southampton is noted for its association with the RMS Titanic, the Spitfire, as one of the departure points for D-Day, and as the home port of some of the largest cruise ships in the world. The town has always been a port, and the docks have long been a major employer in the city. In particular, it is a port for cruise ships. Its heyday was the first half of the 20th century and in particular, the inter-war years, when it handled almost half the passenger traffic of the United Kingdom.
Today it remains home to luxury cruise ships, as well as being the largest freight port on the Channel coast and fourth largest UK port by tonnage with several container terminals.
Significant employers in the city include Southampton City Council, the University of Southampton, Solent University, Southampton Airport, Ordnance Survey, BBC South, the NHS, Associated British Ports (ABP) and Carnival UK. Southampton also has Westquay, a large shopping centre and retail park.
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