Gosport
| Gosport | |||
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| Coordinates | 50 ° 48 ′ N , 1 ° 7 ′ W | ||
| OS National Grid | SZ618998 | ||
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| Residents | 79,200 (as of 2007) | ||
| surface | 25.29 km² (9.76 mi² ) | ||
| Population density | 3131.7 inhabitants / km² | ||
| administration | |||
| Post town | GOSPORT | ||
| ZIP code section | PO12, PO13 | ||
| prefix | 023 | ||
| Part of the country | England | ||
| region | South East England | ||
| ONS code | 24UF | ||
| Website: www.gosport.gov.uk | |||
Gosport is a port town in the county of Hampshire in the south of England and is located on a peninsula across from the city of Portsmouth on the English Channel .
history
The industry includes shipbuilding and light industry. In the Napoleonic Wars it served as an important naval base . During the Second World War , Gosport was badly damaged by German air raids. In 1944 the city was a port of departure for the Allied landings in northern France .
Gosport home to the Royal Navy Submarine Museum , the submarine - Museum of the Royal Navy , as well as the explosion museum that tells the story of maritime weapons technology presents.
Town twinning
Gosport's twin town is Royan in the French department Charente-Maritime at the mouth of the Gironde .
Personalities
- Edward Hammond Hargraves (1816-1891), explorer
- Arthur Adams (1820–1878), ship's doctor and zoologist
- Arthur W. Upfield (1890–1964), crime novelist
- Bob Anderson (1922–2012), fencer and actor
- James Philip Elliott (1929–2008), theoretical nuclear physicist
- Richard Dawson (1932–2012), actor and television presenter
- Nigel Sitwell (1935–2017), conservationist, businessman and author
- Colin Nutley (born 1944), film director
- Graham Maby (* 1952), musician
- Steve Berry (* 1957), jazz bassist and cellist
- Matt Ritchie (born 1989), soccer player
Web links
Commons : Gosport - collection of images, videos and audio files
