Portsmouth

E18376

city port city unitary authority

Portsmouth is a historic naval port city on England’s south coast, heavily targeted and damaged during the World War II Blitz.

Aliases (4)

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	city → port city → unitary authority →
coast	English Channel →
contains	Fratton Park → Gunwharf Quays → HMNB Portsmouth → Portsmouth Historic Dockyard → Spinnaker Tower → University of Portsmouth →
country	United Kingdom →
governingBody	Portsmouth City Council →
grantedCityStatus	1926 →
harbour	Portsmouth Harbour →
hasCityStatus	yes →
hasDialCode	023 →
hasFerryLinksTo	France → Isle of Wight → Spain →
hasHistoricRole	major Royal Navy base →
hasLandmark	Charles Dickens Birthplace Museum → HMS Victory → HMS Warrior → Portsmouth Cathedral → The Mary Rose Museum →
hasMotto	Heaven's Light Our Guide →
hasPostcodeArea	PO →
hasStatus	naval port →
hasTransport	Portsmouth & Southsea railway station → Portsmouth Harbour railway station →
historicallyPartOf	Hampshire →
homeTo	Portsmouth F.C. →
isDenselyPopulated	yes →
knownFor	Royal Navy history → maritime heritage → shipbuilding →
locatedIn	England →
locatedInRegion	South East England →
locatedOn	Portsea Island →
locatedSouthOf	London →
partOf	ceremonial county of Hampshire →
populationApprox	over 200000 →
twinTown	Caen → Duisburg → Haifa → Mikolow →
wasHeavilyBombedIn	World War II →
wasTargetedDuring	The Blitz →

Referenced by (66)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Blitz → HMNB Portsmouth → Portsmouth Flotilla → Portsmouth Naval Base → Spinnaker Tower → The Blitz →	location
Channel → English Channel → Mor Breizh → Solent → South East England ("Port of Portsmouth") →	hasMajorPort
Charles Dickens Birthplace Museum → Portsmouth Harbour → Portsmouth Historic Dockyard → Portsmouth Northern Secondary School → University of Portsmouth →	locatedIn
British Channel Fleet → Channel Fleet → Home Fleet →	garrison
Charles Dickens → Christopher Hitchens → James Callaghan →	placeOfBirth
South East England → Southern England →	containsCity
Hampshire → South Coast of England →	hasCity
Caen → Duisburg →	hasTwinTown
Portsmouth Naval Base ("Portsmouth city centre") →	adjacentTo
Portsmouth City Council →	appliesToJurisdiction
Isambard Kingdom Brunel →	birthPlace
Portsmouth Harbour →	borderedBy
Diocese of Portsmouth →	cathedralCity
Spinnaker Tower →	city
Southampton Airport →	cityServed
A3 road →	connects
Cherbourg →	connectsByFerryTo
Cardiff to Portsmouth Line →	connectsCity
Reading railway station →	connectsTo
South East England →	containsUnitaryAuthority
Landing of the First Fleet →	departureLocation
HMS Challenger →	departurePort
Diocese of Portsmouth →	episcopalSee
Portsmouth City Council ("City of Portsmouth") →	governs
Royal Navy →	hasHeadquarters
South Coast of England →	hasPort
Haifa →	hasSisterCity
Royal Fleet Auxiliary →	headquartersCity
Portsmouth F.C. →	homeCity
HMS Victory →	homePort
Ryde →	isConnectedTo
Portsmouth City Council →	locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity
Ryde, Isle of Wight →	locatedNear
HMS Victory →	locationCity
Heaven's Light Our Guide →	mottoOf
Edward Hawke →	parliamentaryConstituency
Edward Hawke →	parliamentaryConstituencyRepresented
Thomas Becket →	patronage
HMS Maori →	portOfRegistry
Penny Mordaunt →	residence
Portsmouth Harbour ("city of Portsmouth") →	serves
Portsmouth F.C. →	shortName
Cardiff to Portsmouth Line →	terminus
A3 road →	terminusB
Volgograd →	twinnedWith
HMS Resolution →	voyageStartPort