Gosport

Gosport is a town and district in Hampshire with around 78,000 inhabitants, situated on the south coast of England. Part of the South Hampshire conurbation, it lies on a peninsula on the western side of Portsmouth Harbour opposite the city of Portsmouth, to which it is linked by a pedestrian ferry. Gosport is said to be the largest town in Britain without an operational railway station.

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District - Hampshire - England - South Hampshire - Peninsula - Portsmouth Harbour - Portsmouth

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Until the last quarter of the 20th century it was a major naval and military centre associated with the defence and supply infrastructure of Portsmouth Harbour. With the decline of these activities, many of its fortifications and installations, such as Fort Blockhouse and Fort Brockhurst, have been opened to the public as tourism and heritage sites, with extensive redevelopment of the harbour area as a marina. Stokes Bay and the Solent are popular areas for yachting.

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20th century - Fort Blockhouse - Fort Brockhurst - Marina - Stokes Bay - Solent - Yachting

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