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Southampton

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Southampton is a port city and unitary authority in Hampshire, England. It is located approximately 80 miles (130 kilometers) southwest of London, 20 miles (32 kilometers) west of Portsmouth, and 20 miles (32 kilometers) southeast of Salisbury. Southampton had a population of 248,920 at the 2021 census, making it one of the most populous cities in southern England.

Facts
Population
248,922 1
Area (sq km)
51.47 2
Founding Year
43 3
Latitude
50.906667 degrees north 2
Longitude
1.404444 degrees west 2
Elevation Band
Lowland 4
Climate Zone
Temperate 5
Time Zone
UTC+00:00 4
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Origin Of

John Everett Millais

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Source Wikidata: John Everett Millais

Site Of

John I. Thornycroft & Company

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Source John I. Thornycroft & Company (Wikipedia)Lead, move to Woolston
Quote, Lead, move to Woolston
It moved to Woolston, Southampton, in 1908
Sources
1. Southampton (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Infobox, population
    248,922
  • In Group: Cities of Northern Europe (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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2. Southampton (Wikidata)
  • P625 (coordinate location)
    latitude 50.906667, longitude -1.404444
  • P2046 (area)
    area 51.47 sq km
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3. Southampton (Wikipedia)
infobox established_date field: "Settled: c. AD 43" (whitelist term 'Settled', no admin/political blacklist term; later 'City status'/1964 and 'Unitary authority'/1997 rows correctly excluded)View the Source
4. GeoNames: Southampton - GeoNames
GeoNames
  • cities500 record 2637487
    50.90395 -1.40428 P PPLA2 GB ENG M4 269781 19 Europe/London
  • Place record, elevation
    Elevation ca. 19 m
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5. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 50.75, -1.25
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 50.75, -1.25
50.75 -1.25 Cfb
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Wikidata: Southampton
Wikidata Q79848, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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