Portsea
"PORTSEA, a parish and fortified town, including the royal dockyard, on a flat island of the same name, locally in Portsdown hundred, and borough of Portsmouth, county Hants, adjoining Portsmouth, and 69 miles from London by road, or 90 by the South-Western and 95 by the Brighton and South Coast railways. The parish comprises the town of Portsea, the towns and villages of Southsea, Halfway houses or Landport, Milton, Somers Town, Kingston, Stamshaw, and Buckland, all within Portsea guild. See Portsmouth."[From The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland (1868) - transcribed by Colin Hinson ©2003]
Cemeteries
- St Mary, St Marys Road, Church of England
Church Records
- All Saints, Commercial Road, Church of England
- St Aidan, Lodge Community Centre, Sywell Crescent, Church of England
- St Alban, Copnor Road, Church of England
- St Cuthbert, Hayling Avenue, Church of England
- St Faith, Crasswell Street, Church of England
- St Francis, Northern Parade, Church of England
- St George, St George's Square, Church of England
- St John, Prince George Street, Church of England
- St Mark, Derby Road, Church of England
- St Mary, St Marys Road, Church of England
- St Nicholas, Battenburg Avenue, Church of England
- St Saviour, Twyford Avenue, Church of England
- St Wilfrid, George Street, Church of England
- The Ascension, Stubbington Avenue, Church of England
- Orange St Independent, Orange Street, Independent
- St Agatha, Market Way, Other, Landport
- St Ann, Royal Naval Base, Other
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Gazetteers
- A transcription of the section for Portsea from
the National Gazetteer (1868).
- The entry for Portsea from
A Vision of Britain through time.
- Ask for the gazetteer for a calculation of the distance from Portsea to another place.
History
- The entry for Portsea from British History Online.
Maps
- View maps of Portsea and places within its boundaries.