Borough of Gosport
	Shown within Hampshire
Geography
Status:	Borough
Region:	South East England
Admin. Wildlife Hampshire has wildlife typical of the island of Great Britain The region, also known as the government office region, is currently the highest tier of local government sub-national entity of England, with only one South East England is one of the nine official Regions of England. County:	Hampshire
Postcode District:	PO12, PO13
Area: - Total	Ranked 343rd 25.29 km²
Admin. Wildlife Hampshire has wildlife typical of the island of Great Britain Surface area is the measure of how much exposed Area an object has This is a list of Districts of England ordered by area. The areas given are calculated from the Output Areas created for Census 2001 and made available To help compare sizes of different geographic regions we list here Areas between 10 km² (1000 Hectares and 100 km² (10000 hectares Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of HQ:	Gosport
ONS code:	24UF
Demographics
Population: - Total (2006 est. The Office for National Statistics coding system is a hierarchical code used in the United Kingdom for tabulating Census and other statistical data In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology ) - Density	Ranked 302nd 78,200 3092 / km²
Ethnicity:	98. The density of a material is defined as its Mass per unit Volume: \rho = \frac{m}{V} Different materials usually have different The figures are mid-year estimates for 2007 from the Office for National Statistics. 3% White
Politics
Gosport Borough Council http://www.gosport.gov.uk/
Leadership:	Alternative - Sec. The pattern of local government in England is complex with the distribution of functions varying according to the local arrangements 31
Control:	Liberal Democrat (minority administration)
MP:	Peter Viggers

Gosport is a town and district in Hampshire with around 77,000 resident inhabitants (including Lee-on-the-Solent), with a further 5-10,000 during the summer months, situated on the south coast of England. The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a liberal Political party in the United Kingdom, formed in 1988 by merging the Composition Graphical representation of the House of Commons This is a comparison of the party strengths in the British House of Commons Sir Peter John Viggers (born March 13, 1938, Gosport) is a lawyer and Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom. Non-metropolitan districts, or colloquially ' shire districts', are a type of local government district in England. Wildlife Hampshire has wildlife typical of the island of Great Britain Lee-on-the-Solent, often referred to as Lee-on-Solent, is a small seaside town in Hampshire, England about five miles west of Portsmouth. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Part of the South Hampshire conurbation, it lies on a peninsula on the western side of Portsmouth Harbour opposite the city of Portsmouth, to which it is linked by a pedestrian ferry. South Hampshire or Solent City is a term used mainly to refer to the Metropolitan area formed by the cities of Portsmouth and Southampton and A peninsula is a piece of land that is nearly surrounded by Water but connected to Mainland via an Isthmus. Portsmouth Harbour is a large Natural harbour in Hampshire, England. History See also History of Portsmouth There have been settlements in the area since before Roman times mostly being offshoots of Portchester, which The Gosport Ferry is a Ferry service operating between Gosport pontoon and Portsmouth pontoon in Hampshire, southern England

Until the last quarter of the 20th century it was a major naval and military centre associated with the defence and supply infrastructure of Portsmouth Harbour. With the decline of these activities, many of its fortifications and installations, such as Fort Blockhouse and Palmerston Forts like Fort Brockhurst, have been opened to the public as tourism and heritage sites, with extensive redevelopment of the harbour area as a marina. Fort Blockhouse is a fort in Gosport and the final version of a complicated site The Palmerston Forts that encircle Portsmouth were built in response to the 1859 Royal Commission dealing with the perceived threat of a French invasion Fort Brockhurst is one of the Palmerston Forts, in Gosport, England. For other uses of this word see Marina (disambiguation. A marina is a sheltered Harbor where Boats and Yachts Stokes Bay and the Solent are popular areas for yachting. Stokes Bay ( grid ref:) lies just off Gosport, between Portsmouth and Lee-on-the-Solent, Hampshire. The Solent is a stretch of Sea separating the Isle of Wight from the mainland of England. Yachting is an activity involving boats It may be racing Sailing boats cruising to distant shores or day-sailing along a coast Other tourism sites in Gosport include the Royal Navy Submarine Museum based just outside of Fort Blockhouse, the Explosion! exhibition and the Gosport museum. The Royal Navy Submarine Museum at Gosport is a museum tracing the international history of Submarine development from the age of Alexander the Great to Fort Blockhouse is a fort in Gosport and the final version of a complicated site Explosion! is The Museum of Naval Firepower situated in the former Royal Naval Armaments Depot at Priddy's Hard, in Gosport, Hampshire, The Oakleaf Brewery is based in Gosport. Oakleaf is an English Brewery founded in 2000 in Gosport, Hampshire. The DARA site at Fleetlands remains,but has controversially been sold to Vector Aerospace (along with its counterpart at Almondbank). The Defence Aviation Repair Agency, better known as DARA, was an executive agency of the United Kingdom Ministry of Defence, responsible for the maintenance Almondbank is a large village in Perth and Kinross, Scotland.

Contents 1 History 2 Geography 3 Business 4 Transport 5 Present day 6 Education 7 Sport 8 Tourism 9 Twin Town 10 Famous connections 11 Trivia 12 References 13 External links

History

The Rowner area of the peninsula was known to have been settled in Saxon times, mentioned in the Anglo Saxon Chronicles as Rughenor (Rough bank or slope). The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle is a collection of Annals in Old English chronicling the history of the Anglo-Saxons. ^[1] Both Rowner and Alverstoke (a village now within the boundaries of Gosport), the name coming from the original point where the River Alver entered the Solent at Stokes Bay, were included in the Domesday Book. Alverstoke is a Village, now within the boundaries of Gosport, Hampshire, England, that encompasses land stretching from Haslar The Domesday Book (ˈduːmzdeɪ bʊk also known as Domesday, or Book of Winchester) was the record of the great survey ^[2] Settlements in the wider region date back much earlier. ^[3] Rowner is recorded as being the earliest settlement of the peninsula with many Mesolithic finds and a hunting camp (presently sealed under the reclamation site) being found, tumulii are located on the peninsula (all investigated). The Mesolithic or Middle Stone Age was a period in the development of human technology in between the Paleolithic or Old Stone Age and the Neolithic or New Stone Age Bronze Age items found during a 1960's construction in HMS Sultan included a hoard of axe heads and torques (presently stored by Portsmouth museum services). The term Bronze Age refers to a period in human cultural development when the most advanced Metalworking (at least in systematic and widespread use included techniques for A number of ships and bases of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Sultan. A 3 celled dwelling unearthed during construction of the Rowner Estate in the 1970s points to a settled landscape. Rowner is a part of Gosport, Hampshire, mostly famous for the high rise flats which dominate the area known as 'The Concrete Jungle' Adjacent to the River Alver which passes the southern and western edges of Rowner can be found a Norman motte and bailey, the first fortification of the peninsula, giving a high vantage point of the Solent, Stokes Bay, Lee-on-the-Solent and the Isle of Wight. Rowner is a part of Gosport, Hampshire, mostly famous for the high rise flats which dominate the area known as 'The Concrete Jungle' For other buildings in Normandy see Architecture of Normandy. nA motte-and-bailey is a form of Castle. Many were built in Britain, Ireland and France in the 11th and 12th centuries favored as a relatively The Solent is a stretch of Sea separating the Isle of Wight from the mainland of England. Stokes Bay ( grid ref:) lies just off Gosport, between Portsmouth and Lee-on-the-Solent, Hampshire. Lee-on-the-Solent, often referred to as Lee-on-Solent, is a small seaside town in Hampshire, England about five miles west of Portsmouth. The Isle of Wight is an English Island and county in the English Channel between three and five miles (8 km from the south coast of the The Rowner estate and HMS Sultan are situated upon the former Naval air station, first known as RAF Gosport and later as HMS Siskin and gives its name to the local infant and junior schools. Rowner is a part of Gosport, Hampshire, mostly famous for the high rise flats which dominate the area known as 'The Concrete Jungle' A number of ships and bases of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Sultan. The barracks at Browndown (Stokes Bay) were used in the first series of Bad Lads Army. Bad Lads Army is a British Reality TV programme specifically of the kind that constitutes a historically derived social experiment - other examples being

The borough's name - an early name was Goseport - is believed to derive from "goose". An alternative etymology "gorse" (from the bushes growing on local heathland) is not supported by the regional name for the plant, "furze". Gorse ( Ulex) comprises a Genus of about 20 species of Evergreen Shrubs in the subfamily Faboideae of the pea family A third, found in the Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales and used in the town's motto, "God's Port Our Haven", claims a derivation from "God's Port", King Stephen's thanks in 1144 for safe landing in a storm. The Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales is a substantial topographical Dictionary first published between 1870 and 1872 edited by the Reverend Stephen often referred to in history as Stephen of Blois (c 1096 &ndash 25 October, 1154) was the last Norman King of England This, however, is a 19th century invention. ^[4]

Royal Hospital Haslar, formally the last military hospital of the U. The Royal Hospital Haslar in Gosport, Hampshire, England, is one of several hospitals serving the Portsmouth Urban Area. K. was closed as a military site in March 2007. Opened in 1753, serving military personnel and their families, later to also serve the community of Gosport. The hospital will now be used by the N. H. S. until the completion of the ongoing redevelopment of Queen Alexandra Hospital in Cosham, Portsmouth at which time the site will be closed. The Queen Alexandra Hospital in Cosham, Portsmouth, is one of several hospitals serving the city of Portsmouth Cosham is a northern suburb of Portsmouth lying within the city boundary but off Portsea Island. History See also History of Portsmouth There have been settlements in the area since before Roman times mostly being offshoots of Portchester, which Within the grounds, situated next to Haslar wall on the Solent can be found graves of Turkish prisoners of war in tranquil settings overlooking the busy waterways between the mainland and the Isle of Wight. Haslar is the name of a place in the United Kingdom. It is found at the southern tip of Gosport, Hampshire and takes its name from two Anglo-Saxon The Solent is a stretch of Sea separating the Isle of Wight from the mainland of England. The Isle of Wight is an English Island and county in the English Channel between three and five miles (8 km from the south coast of the These graves have led to the disparaging nickname of Gosport (especially by those living in Portsmouth) as "Turktown". History See also History of Portsmouth There have been settlements in the area since before Roman times mostly being offshoots of Portchester, which

Geography

Main article: Geography of Gosport

Business

Gosport is an eclectic area with many business sectors, light manufacturing, marine and retail being the most prominent. This article describes the geography of the town of Gosport. Gosport is a town in Hampshire, on the south coast of England. The primary business organisation in the Borough is the Gosport Business Initiative.

Gosport Borough Council in conjunction with local schools, St Vincent College, University of Portsmouth and business support organisations such as South Hants Enterprise Agency and Business Link, have set up Impact with the help of funding from SEEDA (South East England Development Agency). St Vincent College is a small Co-educational sixth form (16-18 College located in Gosport, Hampshire, England. The University of Portsmouth is a British University in the historic south coast city of Portsmouth. Impact is designed to engage with businesses that either do not normally access mainstream business support or have issues within their organisation that need addressing. The project provides assistance to overcome these potential barriers to success by brokering in the most appropriate specialist support, and therefore release the company to grow.

Transport

Gosport is often claimed to be the largest town in Britain without an operational railway station,^[5] though in fact Dudley is larger and without; however, the Gosport Ferry provides a link to Portsmouth Harbour railway station, terminus of the Portsmouth Direct Line to London. Dudley ( is a large town in the West Midlands, England, with a population of 194919. The Gosport Ferry is a Ferry service operating between Gosport pontoon and Portsmouth pontoon in Hampshire, southern England Portsmouth Harbour railway station is a Railway station in Portsmouth, England. The Portsmouth Direct Line is a Railway service operated by South West Trains which runs between London Waterloo and Portsmouth Harbour, London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Ironically, Gosport received its railway before Portsmouth, but it closed to passengers in 1953.

In 1841 a railway opened between the London and Southampton Railway at Eastleigh via Fareham to Gosport, where a terminus was built to an Italianate design of Sir William Tite. Eastleigh is a former Railway town in Hampshire, England, and the main town in the Eastleigh borough. The Market town of Fareham lies in the south east of Hampshire, England, between the cities of Southampton and Portsmouth, roughly |}A train station, railway station, railroad station, or station yard is a facility at which Passengers may board and alight from Trains In the course of the history of Classical architecture, an Italianate style of architecture was a distinct nineteenth-century phase in which Italian sixteenth-century Sir William Tite, CB (February 1798 &ndash 20 April 1873) was an English Architect who served as President of the Royal Institute Gosport railway station was intended to serve Portsmouth across the water, but was sited at Gosport because the railway company was not permitted to breach the Hilsea Lines, the defences at the northern end of Portsea Island protecting Portsmouth. Gosport railway station was a terminus station designed by William Tite and opened to passenger and freight trains in 1841 by the London and South The Hilsea Lines are a line of 18th and 19th century Fortifications built to protect the Northern approach to Portsea, an island of the coast of England

An extension to Royal Clarence Yard was opened in 1846, and branch lines to Stokes Bay (open from 1863 to 1915); and to Lee-on-the-Solent (open to passengers 1894 to 1931). Stokes Bay ( grid ref:) lies just off Gosport, between Portsmouth and Lee-on-the-Solent, Hampshire. Lee-on-the-Solent, often referred to as Lee-on-Solent, is a small seaside town in Hampshire, England about five miles west of Portsmouth. Due to declining traffic, the connection to Fareham was closed for passenger services in 1953 and to freight traffic in 1969, although trains to the armament depot in Frater ran until the late 1970s. The Market town of Fareham lies in the south east of Hampshire, England, between the cities of Southampton and Portsmouth, roughly

The trackbed of the former Gosport–Fareham railway is now a pedestrian walkway and cycle track. The Market town of Fareham lies in the south east of Hampshire, England, between the cities of Southampton and Portsmouth, roughly Tite's station building has been retained for its historical and architectural value but is presently inaccessible and in poor condition. Proposals now exist to convert the platforms and buildings into a small number of residential properties and offices with the main gate in Spring Garden Lane opened up for vehicle access. A development of six terraced homes is also proposed for the North Western end of the site linking with George Street.

Being a peninsula town without a railway system Gosport relies heavily upon the major A32 road in and out of the town. The A32 is a road in Hampshire, southern England, that links Gosport and Alton. In the 1970s there were plans to widen the road to accommodate expected increases in traffic flow but this did not take place. In the early 1990s a computerised system controlling traffic lights along the route was installed to improve the rate of flow of traffic but this failed to work and had to be switched off since it could not cope with the traffic volumes. Now, in the 21st century, the A32 is much the same as it was thirty years ago and the traffic using it has increased to such an extent that the journey time to the nearby M27, about 5 miles, can routinely take anything up to 45 minutes and sometimes longer at peak times.

The station site was linked with the South Hampshire Rapid Transit scheme, which would have made use of the former railway route, however due to Government refusal to fund the scheme it was formally abandoned in November 2006. ^[6]

Present day

Not only has Gosport got the lowest house prices in Hampshire but according to the BBC the only other area in the south east of England with lower property prices is Luton. ' Real estate pricing deals with the valuation (finance and there are three main methods appraisals with comparable properties capitalization rate comparisons with similar Wildlife Hampshire has wildlife typical of the island of Great Britain Luton ( is a large town in the east of England, 32 miles (51 kilometres north of London. ^[7]

Many people who live in Gosport use it as a dormitory town. According to Gosport Borough Council, the number of people commuting out of the town each day in 2001 was 18,200 compared to 7,600 people commuting in. In addition the number commuting out is increasing at a faster rate than that coming in. ^[8]

As part of the Renaissance of Portsmouth Harbour Millennium project, a large sundial, known as the Millennium Timespace, was installed on the harbour front in 2000. The Millennium Commission in the United Kingdom was set up to aid communities at the end of the 2nd millennium and the start of the 3rd millennium. ^[9] Its timekeeping is partially restricted each day by shadowing caused by large tower blocks either side of the "timespace". ^[10] The International Festival Of The Sea drew over 250,000 tourists to the Portsmouth Harbour area in 1998, 2001 and 2005. Portsmouth Harbour is a large Natural harbour in Hampshire, England. ^[11] The most recent festival took place in 2007.

Education

Gosport has 10 each of infants and junior schools, 7 primary schools, 3 secondary schools and a sixth form college. An Infant school is a type of School which caters for young children usually between the ages of 4 and 7 years A junior school is a type of School which caters for children often between the ages of 4 and 11 See also Primary education A primary school (from French école primaire) is an institution where children receive the first stage of Compulsory Secondary school is a term used to describe an educational Institution where the final stage of compulsory schooling known as Secondary education, takes A sixth form college is an educational institution in England, Wales, Northern Ireland, Hong Kong or Malta where students aged 16 ^[12] The secondary schools include Bay House School which is a former grammar school, located near the coast, in Stanley Park. Bay House School and Sixth Form is a large 11-18 mixed Comprehensive school in Gosport, Hampshire. Bay House School also includes a sixth-form. Currently there are 1900 pupils and 290 sixth-form students enrolled (correct as of 2006). It was within the top 200 state schools in the country. Gosport is also home to Bridgemary Community Sports College, located in Bridgemary. Bridgemary Community Sports College, formally Bridgemary Community School, is a comprehensive 11-16 secondary school in Gosport, Hampshire, It used to be a failing school but in recent years the introduction of new teaching techniques have turned the school's fortunes around. Bridgemary is also the only school in the UK to have adopted a "vertical learning" curriculum, where children are put in classes based on ability, not age. Bridgemary will also be starting a 24/7 timetable and a virtual learning window in the near future. Brune Park Community College is also situated in Gosport. Brune Park Community College (previously Brune Park Community School and Brune Park Secondary School) is located on Military Road Gosport, Hampshire

Sport

The town of Gosport has many sports clubs and organisations including judo, angling, rugby, cricket, football and hockey. meaning "gentle way" is a modern Japanese martial art ( Gendai budō) and Combat sport, that originated in Japan in the late Angling is a method of Fishing by means of an "angle" ( hook) Rugby football (usually just " rugby " may refer to a number of sports through history descended from a common form of Football developed at Rugby School Cricket is a bat-and-ball team Sport that originated in England and is now played in more than 100 countries Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered Hockey is any of a family of Sports in which two teams compete by trying to maneuver a Ball, or a hard round rubber or heavy plastic disc called a puck

Gosport Borough F.C.[1] play their home games at Privett Park and cater for players of either sex from age six upwards. Gosport Borough Football Club are a semi-professional football club based in Gosport, England. The club play in the Southern Football League Division One South & West and represent the town at a national level in the FA Cup and FA Trophy. Current clubs The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football, run by and named after History It was created by The Football Association in 1969 for Semi-professional teams to complement the existing FA Amateur Cup. RMLI Gosport F.C. were a former team to represent the town winning the 1910 FA Amateur Cup. RMLI Gosport FC was a football club based in Gosport, England, United Kingdom. The FA Amateur Cup was an English football competition The cup was launched by The Football Association in 1893 as a response to the domination

Gosport and Fareham Rugby Football Club [2] has 6 senior sides, a Ladies team, 10 youth sides and a number of girls' teams in development.

Gosport Borough Hockey Club [3] Gives young people the opportunity to take part in and enjoy the sport of hockey. Gosport has 3 Mens teams, a Ladies team and Junior teams, home games are played at St Vincent college.

Tourism

The Gosport peninsula has 17 miles (27km) of waterfront on Portsmouth Harbour and The Solent and is a maritime playground for all. Portsmouth Harbour is a large Natural harbour in Hampshire, England. The Solent is a stretch of Sea separating the Isle of Wight from the mainland of England. The pebble beach at Stokes Bay slopes steeply into the sea and offers fine views of the shipping going in and out of Portsmouth and Southampton and the many pleasure craft from the many marinas along The Solent and the Isle of Wight. Stokes Bay ( grid ref:) lies just off Gosport, between Portsmouth and Lee-on-the-Solent, Hampshire. History See also History of Portsmouth There have been settlements in the area since before Roman times mostly being offshoots of Portchester, which Southampton ( IPA /ˌsaʊθˈhæmptən/ is the largest city in the county of Hampshire, on the south coast of England The Solent is a stretch of Sea separating the Isle of Wight from the mainland of England. The Isle of Wight is an English Island and county in the English Channel between three and five miles (8 km from the south coast of the

The town also has a strong military history - notably with the Royal Navy. The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the oldest of the British armed services (and is therefore known as the Senior Service) The Royal Navy Submarine Museum is home to the world's first submarine (Holland 1) and HMS Alliance - a World War Two submarine one can explore. The Royal Navy Submarine Museum at Gosport is a museum tracing the international history of Submarine development from the age of Alexander the Great to History In 1901 she was commissioned from John Philip Holland and built at Barrow-in-Furness. Several ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Alliance: Alliance, a 20-gun ship originally called Alliante captured from

Explosion! tells the story of naval firepower from gunpowder to modern missiles. Explosion! is The Museum of Naval Firepower situated in the former Royal Naval Armaments Depot at Priddy's Hard, in Gosport, Hampshire, This modern, interactive museum is housed in historic buildings at Priddy's Hard, the Navy's former armaments depot, with views across Portsmouth Harbour. Priddy's Hard is an area of Gosport, in Hampshire, England now being developed for housing with part of the site retained as a museum

Fort Brockhurst is one of the "Palmerston's Follies", built in the 1850s to defend Portsmouth Harbour against threats of a French invasion. Fort Brockhurst is one of the Palmerston Forts, in Gosport, England. "Lord Palmerston" and "Henry Temple" redirect here A central exhibition explains Palmerston's plans to defend the key naval port. Nearby is the Gosport Aviation Heritage Museum, dedicated to the development of the Royal Air Force. The fort is owned by English Heritage. English Heritage is a Non-departmental public body of the United Kingdom government ( Department for Culture Media and Sport) with a broad remit of

Gosport is also home to the The 1642 Living History Village [4]. The village exists to educate both children and adults about 17th Century life at the outbreak of the English Civil War and is open for the public to meet the villagers at certain times throughout the year. As a means of recording the passage of Time, the 17th Century was that Century which lasted from 1601 - 1700 in the Gregorian calendar The English Civil War (1642-1651 was a series of armed conflicts and political machinations between Parliamentarians and Royalists.

Twin Town

• Royan in France

Famous connections

• James Alms, naval officer, born here^[13]
• Roger Black - Olympic Silver Medal winner, brought up in Gosport^[14]
• Henry Cort, the Industrial Revolution iron founder - based in Gosport. Royan ( Roeyan in the Saintongese language) is a commune in the Charente-Maritime département, in south- western This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. James Alms, an 18th-century captain in the Royal Navy, was a native of Gosport, in the county of Hants. Roger Anthony Black MBE (born 31 March 1966) is a retired British athlete who now works as a Television presenter A Silver medal is a Medal awarded to the second place finisher of contests (typically athletics competitions such as the Olympic Games, Henry Cort (1740 &ndash May 23 1800) was an English Ironmaster. The Industrial Revolution was a period in the late 18th and early 19th centuries when major changes in agriculture manufacturing and transportation had a profound effect on the Iron (ˈаɪɚn is a Chemical element with the symbol Fe (ferrum and Atomic number 26 ^[13]
• Richard Dawson - actor & TV Host, born in Gosport. Richard Dawson aka 'The Kissing Bandit'(born November 20, 1932) is a British - American Actor, Comedian, Game show Married Diana Dors. Diana Dors ( October 23, 1931 &ndash May 4, 1984) was an English actress and Sex symbol.
• Spike Edney - musician who frequently toured with stadium-rock band Queen, and subsequently played with Roger Taylor's band The Cross at a couple of Gosport Festivals in the early 1990s. Philip 'Spike' Edney (born December 11, 1951) is a British musician who has appeared as part of numerous bands Queen were an English rock band formed in 1970 in London by guitarist Roger Taylor (born Roger Meddows-Taylor on July 26, 1949 in Dersingham, Norfolk later moved to Kings Lynn is an English Musician See also Cross (disambiguation The Cross were the late-1980s side project of Queen 's drummer Roger Taylor.
• Nat Gonella - jazz trumpeter and bandleader, lived in Gosport from 1977^[13]
• The Rev. James Hackman, a native of Gosport, was hanged in 1779 for the murder of Martha Ray, mistress of the Earl of Sandwich. Nathaniel Charles (Nat Gonella ( 7 March 1908 &ndash 6 August 1998) was an English Jazz Trumpeter, Bandleader Jazz is an American Musical art form which originated in the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States A bandleader is the leader of a band of Musicians The term is most commonly though not exclusively used with a group that plays Popular music as James Hackman (baptized 13 December 1752, hanged 19 April 1779) briefly Rector of Wiveton in Norfolk, Not to be confused with singer/actress Martha Raye. Martha Ray (1742 &ndash April 7 1779) was a British John Montagu 4th Earl of Sandwich, PC, FRS ( 3 November 1718 &ndash 30 April 1792) succeeded his grandfather ^[15]
• Edward Hargraves, gold prospector, born here^[13]
• Mike Hugg - co-founder of Manfred Mann, born in Andover, was brought up in Gosport. Edward Hammond Hargraves ( 7 October 1816 &ndash 29 October 1891) was a Gold prospector who claimed to have found gold in Australia Mike Hugg (born Michael Hugg 11 August 1942, Andover Hampshire) is a professional Musician ( Drums vocals, keyboards This article is about Manfred Mann the band For Manfred Mann the man see Manfred Mann (musician. His family founded the well-known Hug Jewellers in Gosport High Street. ^[16]
• Joe Jackson the musician born David Ian Jackson on August 11, 1954 in Burton-upon-Trent, Staffordshire, England, best known for the song "Is She Really Going Out With Him?" grew up in Portsmouth and Gosport. Joe Jackson (born David Ian Jackson, 11 August 1954 Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire) is an English Musician and Singer-songwriter Is She Really Going Out with Him? is the first single released by Joe Jackson in October of 1978 ^[17]
• Alexander Bryan Johnson - philosopher, born in Gosport. Alexander Bryan Johnson (1786&ndash1867 was a notable Philosopher and Banker. ^[18]
• Jessie White Mario, advocate of Italian unity, born here^[13]
• Joseph Ellison Portlock, surveyor, soldier and geologist, born here^[13]
• Sir Stuart Alan Ransom Rose, the Chief Executive of the British retailer Marks & Spencer, born here
• Martin Snape, artist^[19]
• Cyril Tawney, the singer-songwriter, was born here. Jessie White Mario (b 9 May 1832, Hampshire England - d 5 March 1906, Florence Italy) was an English woman of Major-General Joseph Ellison Portlock (September 1794 - February 14 1864 British Geologist and Soldier, the only son of Nathaniel Portlock captain in For the American retail executive with a similar name see Stuart Alan Rose. Martin Snape ( December 31, 1852, Gosport - November 24, 1930) was an English painter who worked in a variety of media ( oils Cyril Tawney ( October 12 1930, Gosport, Hampshire – April 21 2005, Exeter Singer-songwriter is a term that refers to Performers who write, compose and sing their own material including Lyrics ^[20]
• Arthur Upfield - author (creator of the Australian detective "Bony") - born in Gosport^[13]
• Bishop Samuel Wilberforce, liberal Victorian clergyman, was made Rector of Alverstoke in 1840. Arthur William Upfield (1 September 1890 - 13 February 1964 was an Australian writer best known for his works of Detective fiction featuring Detective Inspector For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Samuel Wilberforce ( 7 September 1805 – 19 July 1873) was an English Bishop in the Church of England, third The word rector ("ruler" from the Latin regere and Rector meaning "Teacher" In Latin has a number of different meanings but all of them indicate an academic Alverstoke is a Village, now within the boundaries of Gosport, Hampshire, England, that encompasses land stretching from Haslar Year 1840 ( MDCCCXL) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year ^[13]

Trivia

• In the BBC radio series the Navy Lark (set on a ship based at HMNB Portsmouth), one of the catchphrases was 'You carry on on that course, and you'll be doing 50 knots up Gosport high street!'
• The first series of TV show Bad Lads Army was filmed at Browndown Training centre, between Gosport and neighbouring Lee-on-the-Solent. Radio is the transmission of signals by Modulation of electromagnetic waves with frequencies below those of visible Light. The Navy Lark was a Radio Sit-com about life aboard a British Royal Navy Frigate named HMS Troutbridge, Her Majesty's Naval Base (HMNB Portsmouth ( HMS ''Nelson'') is one of three operating bases for the Royal Navy (the others being HMNB Clyde and A catch phrase (or catchphrase) is a phrase or expression recognized by its repeated utterance Bad Lads Army is a British Reality TV programme specifically of the kind that constitutes a historically derived social experiment - other examples being Lee-on-the-Solent, often referred to as Lee-on-Solent, is a small seaside town in Hampshire, England about five miles west of Portsmouth.
• A Gosport Tube was a voice tube used by flight instructors in the early days of military aviation to give instructions and directions to their students. It was invented by flying instructor Robert Raymond Smith-Barry at the School of Special Flying he opened at Gosport in 1917. Robert Raymond Smith-Barry ( 4 April 1886 &ndash 2 May 1949) was an officer in the Royal Flying Corps and its successor the ^[21]
• A portion of one Taggart episode was shot in Ann's Hill Cemetery in the early 1990s. Taggart is a long-running Scottish detective Television programme created by Glenn Chandler (who has written many of the episodes
• Several scenes in the 1955 film, Cockleshell Heroes, were shot on the streets and beaches of Gosport. Operation Frankton was a World War II British Combined Operations military Commando raid on Nazi German shipping in

References

External links

• Gosport Borough Council
• Gosport Borough Football Club official website
• Gosport & Fareham Rugby Football Club official website
• Gosport Borough Hockey Club website
• Gosport Road Runners club website

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