Southampton (gbr)

Southampton

Southampton ranks 422nd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Palma de Mallorca, Gotha, and German Empire. Memorable people born in Southampton include Benny Hill, John Everett Millais, and Rishi Sunak. Memorable people who died in Southampton include Ali Shariati, Juan Manuel de Rosas, and Frederick Fleet. Southampton has been the birth place of many soccer players, and actors and the death place of many writers, and politicians. Southampton is located in United Kingdom.

Southampton is a port city in Hampshire, England. It is located approximately 80 miles (130 km) south-west of London, 20 miles (32 km) west of Portsmouth, and 20 miles (32 km) south-east of Salisbury. Southampton had a population of 253,651 at the 2011 census, making it one of the most populous cities in southern England. Southampton forms part of the larger South Hampshire conurbation which includes the city of Portsmouth and the boroughs of Havant, Eastleigh, Fareham, and Gosport. A major port, and close to the New Forest, Southampton lies at the northernmost point of Southampton Water, at the confluence of the River Test and Itchen, with the River Hamble joining to the south. Southampton is classified as a Medium-Port City. Read more on Wikipedia