Southsea

Southsea is a Town in the county of Hampshire.

Southsea postcode: PO5 1

There are great places to visit near Southsea including some great cities, villages, lakes, towns, historic buildings, shopping centres and airports.

There are a number of cities near Southsea including Portsmouth, and Winchester.

The area around Southsea boasts some of the best villages including Southwick, Milford-on-Sea, and Hambledon.

Southwick Park Lake is one of Southsea's best, nearby lakes to visit in Southsea.

There are a number of towns near Southsea including Aldershot, Lymington, Gosport, Basingstoke, and Southampton.

Fort Blockhouse is a great place to visit close to Southsea if you like historic buildings.

Don't miss The Malls - Basingstoke, and Westquay's shopping centres if visiting the area around Southsea.

The area around Southsea features a number of interesting airports including Southampton Airport, and Blackbushe Airport.

Southsea History

There are some historic monuments around Southsea:

Places to see near Southsea

Cities near Southsea

Villages near Southsea

Lakes near Southsea

Towns near Southsea

Historic Buildings near Southsea

Shopping Centres near Southsea

Airports near Southsea

History of Southsea

The development of Southsea continued during the Napoleonic era and as the dockyard continued to grow, new homes were required for the increasing personnel, and many houses, villas and apartments were built. The architect and builder Thomas Ellis Owen created many of these, and the surviving buildings retain a coherent late Georgian and early Victorian style, and form a conservation area today, with many of the buildings having listed status. Owen built properties in Kent Road, Queen’s Terrace, Sussex Terrace, Elm Grove, Beach Road, Grove Road South, Clarendon Road, Osborne Road and Portland Terrace. The area between Castle Road and Victoria Road South was built up between 1835 and 1860.