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Because Southampton is on the South Coast of England, the city centre is not at the geometric centre of the city, but at the southern extremity. The traditional heart of the city is the High Street, which runs from the Town Quay to the Bargate, which was once the northern gateway to the walled city. As the city grew, this primary commercial ...
The SO postcode area, also known as the Southampton postcode area, [2] is a group of 23 postcode districts in southern England, within nine post towns. These cover south and central Hampshire , including Southampton , Winchester , Alresford , Brockenhurst , Eastleigh , Lymington , Lyndhurst , Romsey and Stockbridge .
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A road map of Southampton from 1948 Ordnance Survey map of Southampton urban area 1961. Squares are appx 1 km. The Second World War had a profound impact on the city due to the destruction of a lot of the city's buildings, leading to a massive regeneration program.
This was built, after the French raid of 1338, by Cistercian Monks as a storehouse for wool to be exported to Europe. It is the only surviving freestanding mediaeval warehouse in Southampton. Scheduled as an ancient monument. Until 2011, this was the home of the Southampton Maritime Museum. 11 & 13 Bugle Street: II* mid 18th century
Tavistock Street and Maiden Lane, a staggered crossroads on Southampton Street. Clock in Southampton Street, outside the British Computer Society offices, looking south towards the Strand. Southampton Street is a street in central London, running north from the Strand to Covent Garden Market. [1] [2] There are restaurants in the street such as ...
Southampton is also one of the largest retail destinations in the South of England. [15] Southampton was heavily bombed during the Second World War during what was known as the Southampton Blitz. It was one of the major embarkation points for D-Day. In the Middle Ages Southampton was where troops left England for the Battle of Agincourt.