Portsmouth City

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Portsmouth City

Locator map for the English administrative region of Portsmouth.

Unitary authority in southern England, created in 1997 from part of the county of Hampshire.

Area
42 sq km/16 sq mi

Towns and cities
Portsmouth

Features
situated on the peninsula of Portsea Island; Portsmouth Harbour has a narrow entrance before it expands into a basin 6 km/4 mi by 3 km/2 mi; extensive harbour development

Industries
headquarters of IBM (UK), Pall Europe, and Zurich Insurance Group; industries include high technology and manufacturing, aircraft engineering, electronics, shipbuilding

Population
(2001) 186,700

Famous people
writer Walter Besant, engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel, novelist Charles Dickens, writer George Meredith, politician James Callaghan

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Portsmouth			PORTSMOUTH City Council have axed plans to name one of the Pompey Chimes after Harry Redknapp. CHIME'S UP FOR NEW GAFFER by The Mirror (London, England) But he returned to the city to receive an honour bestowed on him by Portsmouth City Council for guiding Pompey to victory in the FA Cup final at Wembley in May, beating Cardiff City 1-0 to lift their first major trophy since 1950. Redknapp booed as he receives freedom of Portsmouth by AFP / AFP European Edition But he returned to the city to receive an honour bestowed on him by Portsmouth City Council for guiding Pompey to victory in the FA Cup final at Wembley in May, beating Cardiff City 1-0 to lift their first major trophy since 1950. Redknapp booed as he receives freedom of Portsmouth by AFP / AFP Global Edition			Portinaro, Francesco Portishead Portland Portland, William Henry Cavendish Bentinck Portman, Natalie Portman, Richard portmanteau word Portmarnock Porto Porto Alegre Porto Rico Porto-Novo Porto-Riche, Georges de Portobello Portobelo Portoferraio Portogruaro Portola Valley Porton Down portraiture Portree Portrush Portsea Island Portslade-by-Sea Portsmouth Portsmouth City Portsmouth Point Portsmouth, Louise Renée de Kéroualle, Duchess of Portsmouth Portstewart Portugal Portugal, Marcus Antonio da Fonseca Portuguesa Portuguese Portuguese East Africa Portuguese Guinea Portuguese India Portuguese language Portuguese literature Portuguese man-of-war Portuguese West Africa Portumna Portumna Castle Portunus POS terminal Posada, José Guadalupe Posadas Posaune Poseidon Posen positif position			Ports Refurbishment System PORTS System Test and Operation Language Ports, Customs, & Free Zone Corporation Ports, Protocols and Services Management Ports, Waterways, Coastal Security Portsale Portsales Portsea Island Portsea Island Mutual Co-Operative Society Portsea Island Speleo Society University of Porstmouth portside PORTSIM Portslade-by-Sea Portsmith Land Based Test Site Portsmouth Portsmouth Portsmouth Portsmouth Portsmouth (district) Portsmouth (district) Portsmouth (district) Portsmouth and Southsea Voluntary Lifeguards Portsmouth Area Arts Council Portsmouth Autism Support Network Portsmouth Black Heritage Trail Portsmouth Business Owners Association Portsmouth Business School Portsmouth Chesapeake Darting Association Portsmouth Christian School Portsmouth City Portsmouth City Council Portsmouth City Primary Care Trust Portsmouth City Teachers’ Association Portsmouth Community Orchestra Portsmouth Craft and Manufacturing Industries Portsmouth Football Club Portsmouth Free Public Library Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant Portsmouth Grammar school Portsmouth Harbour Ferry Company Portsmouth Harbour Yacht Club Portsmouth Humane Society Portsmouth Institute of Medicine Health and Social Care Portsmouth Interfaith Forum Portsmouth Joggers Club Portsmouth Little Theatre Portsmouth Marine Terminal Portsmouth Metropolitan Housing Portsmouth Metropolitan Housing Authority Portsmouth Naval Gliding Club Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Portsmouth Naval Shipyard New Hampshire Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Virginia Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Electrical Testing Lab

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