History of Woolston, suburb of Southampton, Hampshire. Woolston is believed to originate from Olafs tun and it remained part of the Itchen Urban District...
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Woolston is a suburb of Southampton, Hampshire, located on the eastern bank of the River Itchen. It is bounded by the River Itchen, Sholing, Peartree Green...
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connected Southampton to Woolston At that time Woolston was a separate village on the east bank of the River Itchen; it did not become part of Southampton until...
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Woolston railway station is a grade II listed station serving the suburb of Woolston in the city of Southampton, England. The station is operated by South...
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386928 The Woolston Floating Bridge was a cable ferry that crossed the River Itchen in England between hards at Woolston and Southampton from 23 November...
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of Southampton wards of Bargate, Bitterne, Bitterne Park, Harefield, Peartree, Sholing, and Woolston. 2024-present: The City of Southampton wards of:...
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Supermarine factory building Spitfires in Woolston. Being a large port city on the south coast it was within easy reach of German airfields in France. During...
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Southampton with two SR.N6 craft. The Cowes terminal was located on Medina Road, and the Southampton terminal on Crosshouse Road next to the Woolston...
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fine points of the game, and the public troubled little about it as a spectacle. The opening of the Woolston Shipyard turned Southampton into an association...
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of the Woolston factory in September 1940 destroyed it as well as homes in the vicinity, killing civilians and workers. World War II hit Southampton particularly...
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straddling Woolston and Weston in Southampton, England. The stream that runs through the park is the boundary between the two districts of modern Southampton. The...
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Southampton–Fareham line is a railway line in England, along the south coast of Hampshire. As a through line it came late in British Railway history,...
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Port of Southampton is a passenger and cargo port in the central part of the south coast of England. The modern era in the history of the Port of Southampton...
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Thornycrofts (Woolston) F.C. were an English amateur football club, based in Woolston, Southampton. The club was formed by employees of John I. Thornycroft...
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Solent Sky (redirect from Southampton Hall of Aviation)
There is a focus on Supermarine, the aircraft company based in Woolston, Southampton, and its most famous products, the Supermarine S.6 seaplane and...
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Southampton Central (originally Southampton West and later known simply as Southampton) is a main line railway station serving the city of Southampton...
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Supermarine (category Defunct aircraft manufacturers of the United Kingdom)
produced a series of jet fighters. The company was founded in 1913 as Pemberton-Billing Ltd on the River Itchen close to Woolston, Southampton, on ground previously...
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the new bridge. The Woolston bus station also closed soon after the opening of the bridge. 1979 marked the centenary of Southampton transport and was celebrated...
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Bitterne in Southampton, England. Harefield Ward consists of a small council housing estate built around 1952/3 on the 238-acre (0.96 km2) estate of Harefield...
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Day's Itchen Ground (category Sport in Southampton)
prompted Daniel Day to move to a ground across the river at Woolston on a field owned by the Woolston Hotel. The ground's total area was roughly 6 acres (24...
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following is a timeline of the history of the city of Southampton, Hampshire, England. Roman period – The Roman settlement of Clausentum in Roman Britain...
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"Central Bridge" was built. This remains a major route into Southampton from Woolston; at both ends of the bridge are plaques dedicated to the railway. In 1847...
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includes part of Mayfield Park, which was previously the Mayfield Estate. Weston is bounded by Woolston, Sholing, Netley and Southampton Water. Weston...
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Sholing (redirect from Sholing, Southampton)
the eastern side of the city of Southampton in Southern England. It is located between the districts of Bitterne, Thornhill and Woolston. Various explanations...
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Woolston is an industrial and residential suburb of Christchurch in the South Island of New Zealand. It is situated 3 kilometres (1.9 miles) southeast...
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Supermarine Nighthawk (category Cancelled military aircraft projects of the United Kingdom)
British aircraft, designed by Noel Pemberton Billing and built at Woolston, Southampton after Pemberton Billing's company became Supermarine Aviation Works...
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Itchen Bridge (redirect from Southampton Corporation Act 1973)
At the Woolston end a toll booth operates daily. Southampton City Council levies a variable toll, depending on vehicle type and time of day of crossing...
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John I. Thornycroft & Company (category Defunct shipbuilding companies of England)
founded by John Isaac Thornycroft in Chiswick in 1866. It moved to Woolston, Southampton, in 1908, merging in 1966 with Vosper & Company to form one organisation...
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VT Group (category Defense companies of the United States)
of two shipbuilding companies Vosper Limited of Portsmouth and J I Thornycroft of Woolston, Southampton in 1966, at which time the Company became listed...
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Quay reaches highest point in Woolston". Southern Daily Echo. Retrieved 13 November 2022. "The Moresby Tower, Southampton | 1202238". Emporis. Archived...
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