Southsea is a seaside resort and a geographic area of Portsmouth, Portsea Island in England.
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21 Facts About Southsea
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Southsea is not a separate town as all of Portsea Island's settlements were incorporated into the boundaries of Portsmouth in 1904.
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Southsea began as a fashionable 19th-century Victorian seaside resort named Croxton Town, after a Mr Croxton who owned the land.
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Southsea subsequently grew into a dense residential suburb and large, distinct commercial and entertainment area, separate from the town of Portsmouth up until Southsea and the whole of Portsea Island were incorporated into the town borough of Portsmouth in 1904.
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Areas of Southsea surrounding Albert Road, Palmerston Road, and Osborne Road contain several bars, restaurants and independent shops.
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Palmerston Road is the main High Street of Southsea and contains various shops and restaurants, as well as the local library.
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Oddly, Southsea retains its own post town status, even though the actual town of Southsea was merged into Portsmouth in 1904.
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Southsea was first recorded as a place name in a Royal plan in 1577.
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Development of Southsea continued during the Napoleonic era and as the dockyard continued to grow, new homes were required for the increasing personnel, and many houses, villas and apartments were built.
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In 1857 Southsea gained its own Improvement Commissioners responsible for paving, street cleaning and public lighting.
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The Southsea Railway came in 1885 and brought further development to the area, although it was to be financially unsuccessful and eventually closed in 1914.
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Southsea set up a medical practice at 1 Bush Villas in Elm Grove, Southsea.
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Areas of Southsea suffered from the rapid development of the suburb; certain streets suffered from poverty and there was a major cholera outbreak in 1848.
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Southsea continued to grow eastwards in the early 20th century, extending to the area of Eastney.
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Southsea continued to thrive as a resort destination and a suburb of Portsmouth in the inter-war years, with many visitors in summer.
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On 15 September 2000, parts of Southsea were flooded when the pumping station which pumps surface water out to sea was itself flooded during a particularly heavy storm.
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Southsea Common is a large expanse of mown grassland parallel to the shore from Clarence Pier to Southsea Castle.
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Common is a popular recreation ground, and serves as the venue for a number of annual events, including the Southsea Show, Para Spectacular, Military Vehicle Show, Kite Festival, Victorious Festival and a variety of circuses including the Moscow State Circus and Chinese State Circus.
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In July 2015 and 2016 Southsea Common hosted the America's Cup World Series sailing event.
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In 1898 a railway branch called the Southsea Railway was opened from platform 3 at Fratton Station, terminating at East Southsea Station.
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Southsea is served by stations at Fratton and Portsmouth and Southsea station and on to Portsmouth Harbour, with regular trains to London Waterloo.
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