Portsmouth
This article is about the English city of Portsmouth. For other places with the same name, please see Portsmouth (disambiguation).
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Chronology
- 1181 - Establishment of a church.
- 1194 - Portsmouth awarded its Royal Charter
- 1212 - Establishment of docks.
- 1212 - Domus Dei the first hospital of the city buit.
- 1256 - Portsmouth given permission to form a local guild of merchants.
- 1265 - Town sacked and burnt during the Second Barons' War.
- 1338 - French invaders burn down most of town.
- 1348 - Black Death strikes Portsmouth for the first time.
- 1426 - Portsmouth's first permanent defensive works (the Round Tower) completed.
- 1449 - Portsmouth placed under Greater Excommunication as a result of the murder of Adam Moleyns the Bishop of Chichester.
- 1495 - Britain's first dry dock built at Portsmouth.
- 1510 - Mary Rose built in Portsmouth dock yard.
- 1527 - Southsea castle built.
- 1561 - Britain's first state lottery funds further fortifications.
- 1563 - 300 locals die of the plague.
- 1625 - The Black Death strikes Portsmouth.
- 1729 - Establishment of the Royal Naval Academy.
- 1732 - Establishment of Portsmouth Grammar School.
- 1760 - The modern Landport Gate built.
- 1806 - Birth of Isambard Kingdom Brunel in Portsmouth.
- 1809 - The town of Southsea established.
- 1811 - Introduction of piped water into Portsmouth.
- 1812 - Birth of Charles Dickens in Portsmouth.
- 1834 - Portsmouth hit by Earthquake.
- 1835 - The Municipal Reform Act of 1835 abolishes Southampton jurisdiction of the port.
- 1861 - Clarence Pier built
- 1872 - Challenger expedition launched from Portsmouth
- 1890 - Portsmouth Town Hall built.
- 1898 - Portsmouth F.C., the city's principal football club was founded.
- 1931 - The population of Portsmouth peaks at quarter of a million people.
- 1932 - Portsmouth Airport opens.
- 1966 - Tricorn Centre opened.
- 1971 - Portsmouth Airport closes after a series of accidents.
- 1991 - Portsmouth Cathedral extensions completed.
- 1994 - Portsmouth was the start and end point for a stage of the Tour de France.
- 2000 - Portsmouth suffers flooding due to failure of the emergency water drainage system during heavy rainfall.
- 2001 - MyTV (later renamed PortsmouthTV) launches.
- 2002 - Gunwharf Quays opened.
- 2003 - Spinnaker Tower construction begins.
- 2004 - Tricorn Centre demolished, with its last shops closed in 2002.
- 2005 - Spinnaker Tower to be opened.
Famous residents
- Admiral George Anson
- Sir Francis Austen (Brother of Jane Austen)
- Henry Ayres (former premier of Australia)
- Walter Besant was born in Portsmouth
- Roger Black (Olympic medalist) was born in Portsmouth
- Isambard Kingdom Brunel was born in Portsmouth
- James Callaghan (former British prime minister) was born in Portsmouth
- Jeremiah Chubb
- Charles Dickens was born in Portsmouth
- Arthur Conan Doyle
- Helen Duncan (last woman charged with witchcraft in the UK)
- Christopher Hitchens was born in Portsmouth
- Brian Howe (vocalist Bad Company) was born in Portsmouth
- Joe Jackson
- Paul Jones (vocalist Manfred Mann)
- Rudyard Kipling
- Peter Sellers was born in Portsmouth
- Nevil Shute (also known as Nevil Shute Norway)
Population
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1560
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Portsmouth: a history by Patterson
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1801
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5310
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32,160
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1801 census
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1811
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6852
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40,567
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1811 census
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1821
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8627
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45,048
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1821 census
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1831
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9410
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50,389
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1831 census
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1841
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9886
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53,032
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1841 census
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1851
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12,825
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72,096
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1851 census
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1861
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15,819
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94,799
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1861 census
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1871
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19,013
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112,954
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1871 census
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1881
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22,701
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127,989
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1881 census
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1891
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29,353
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159,251
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1891 census
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1901
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36,368
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188,133
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1901 census
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1911
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231,165
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1911 census
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1921
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247,343
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1921 census
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1931
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249,300
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1931 census
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1951
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233,545
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1951 census
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1961
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68,618
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215,077
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1961 census
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1971
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197,431
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1971 census
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1981
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175,382
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1981 census
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1991
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177,142
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1991 census
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2001
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186,700 (est)
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2001 census (preliminary report)
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