Portsmouth Urban Area
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The Portsmouth Urban Area, in south-east Hampshire
in southern England
, includes the following components (as defined by the Office for National Statistics
):
The Area has a population of 442,252 (2001 census), with Portsmouth itself making up less than half this population, with 187,056 people.
Greater Portsmouth is an unofficial term sometimes used for the conurbation, but which sometimes refers only to Portsmouth, Havant and Waterlooville, and sometimes includes the whole of the Portsmouth Urban Area together with adjoining parts of West Sussex
including Chichester
, which is only 20 minutes away and hence is part of the Portsmouth travel to work area.
The Portsmouth Urban Area forms part of a metropolitan area
- the Portsmouth/Southampton Metropolitan Area - that also includes the Southampton Urban Area and stretches from Andover
to Bognor Regis
. With a population of 1,547,000 (2001 Census) this is the eighth most populous metropolitan area in the United Kingdom.
PUSH (Partnership for Urban South Hampshire) is a partnership of local councils in this area to provide a more cohesive strategy for the area as a whole in key policy areas, and to act as pressure group for the area and the county and national level.
The area covered by the Portsmouth Urban Area was redefined for the 2001 census to include Stubbington/Lee-on-Solent (previously treated as a separate urban area). The 1991 total for the area as currently defined was 430,265.
Hampshire
Hampshire is a county on the southern coast of England in the United Kingdom. The county town of Hampshire is Winchester, a historic cathedral city that was once the capital of England. Hampshire is notable for housing the original birthplaces of the Royal Navy, British Army, and Royal Air Force...
in southern England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, includes the following components (as defined by the Office for National Statistics
Office for National Statistics
The Office for National Statistics is the executive office of the UK Statistics Authority, a non-ministerial department which reports directly to the Parliament of the United Kingdom.- Overview :...
):
- FarehamFarehamThe market town of Fareham lies in the south east of Hampshire, England, between the cities of Southampton and Portsmouth, roughly in the centre of the South Hampshire conurbation.It gives its name to the borough comprising the town and the surrounding area...
- PortchesterPortchesterPortchester is a locality and suburb 10km northwest of Portsmouth, England. It is part of the borough of Fareham in Hampshire. Once a small village, Portchester is now a busy part of the expanding conurbation between Portsmouth and Southampton, on the A27 main thoroughfare...
- GosportGosportGosport is a town, district and borough situated on the south coast of England, within the county of Hampshire. It has approximately 80,000 permanent residents with a further 5,000-10,000 during the summer months...
- HavantHavantHavant is a town in south east Hampshire on the South coast of England, between Portsmouth and Chichester. It gives its name to the borough comprising the town and the surrounding area. The town has rapidly grown since the end of the Second World War.It has good railway connections to London,...
- Lee-on-the-SolentLee-on-the-SolentLee-on-the-Solent, often referred to as Lee-on-Solent, is a small seaside town in Hampshire, England about five miles west of Portsmouth. The town is located on the coast of the Solent and forms part of the borough of Gosport...
- PortsmouthPortsmouthPortsmouth is the second largest city in the ceremonial county of Hampshire on the south coast of England. Portsmouth is notable for being the United Kingdom's only island city; it is located mainly on Portsea Island...
- StubbingtonStubbingtonStubbington is a large Hampshire village which is located between Southampton and Portsmouth on the south coast of England. It is within the borough of Fareham but is part of the parliamentary constituency of Gosport.-History:...
- WaterloovilleWaterloovilleWaterlooville is a town in Hampshire, England approximately 8 miles north of Portsmouth.The town has a population itself of about 10,000 and is surrounded by Purbrook, Blendworth, Cowplain, Lovedean, Clanfield, Catherington, Crookhorn, Denmead, Hambledon, Horndean and Widley. It forms part of...
The Area has a population of 442,252 (2001 census), with Portsmouth itself making up less than half this population, with 187,056 people.
Greater Portsmouth is an unofficial term sometimes used for the conurbation, but which sometimes refers only to Portsmouth, Havant and Waterlooville, and sometimes includes the whole of the Portsmouth Urban Area together with adjoining parts of West Sussex
West Sussex
West Sussex is a county in the south of England, bordering onto East Sussex , Hampshire and Surrey. The county of Sussex has been divided into East and West since the 12th century, and obtained separate county councils in 1888, but it remained a single ceremonial county until 1974 and the coming...
including Chichester
Chichester
Chichester is a cathedral city in West Sussex, within the historic County of Sussex, South-East England. It has a long history as a settlement; its Roman past and its subsequent importance in Anglo-Saxon times are only its beginnings...
, which is only 20 minutes away and hence is part of the Portsmouth travel to work area.
The Portsmouth Urban Area forms part of a metropolitan area
Metropolitan area
The term metropolitan area refers to a region consisting of a densely populated urban core and its less-populated surrounding territories, sharing industry, infrastructure, and housing. A metropolitan area usually encompasses multiple jurisdictions and municipalities: neighborhoods, townships,...
- the Portsmouth/Southampton Metropolitan Area - that also includes the Southampton Urban Area and stretches from Andover
Andover, Hampshire
Andover is a town in the English county of Hampshire. The town is on the River Anton some 18.5 miles west of the town of Basingstoke, 18.5 miles north-west of the city of Winchester and 25 miles north of the city of Southampton...
to Bognor Regis
Bognor Regis
Bognor Regis is a seaside resort town and civil parish in the Arun district of West Sussex, on the south coast of England. It is south-south-west of London, west of Brighton, and south-east of the city of Chichester. Other nearby towns include Littlehampton east-north-east and Selsey to the...
. With a population of 1,547,000 (2001 Census) this is the eighth most populous metropolitan area in the United Kingdom.
PUSH (Partnership for Urban South Hampshire) is a partnership of local councils in this area to provide a more cohesive strategy for the area as a whole in key policy areas, and to act as pressure group for the area and the county and national level.
The area covered by the Portsmouth Urban Area was redefined for the 2001 census to include Stubbington/Lee-on-Solent (previously treated as a separate urban area). The 1991 total for the area as currently defined was 430,265.