Gosport

Gosport
Town and non-metropolitan borough
Clockwise from top left: The High Street, The Esplanade, The Millennium Footbridge over Forton Lake, The Gosport Ferry which links the town with Portsmouth, Gosport Town Hall, Stokes Bay, High-rise flats, and St Mary's Church.
Shown within Hampshire
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Coordinates: 50°47′N 1°07′W / 50.79°N 1.12°W / 50.79; -1.12
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Country	England
Region	South East England
Ceremonial county	Hampshire
Government
• Type	non-metropolitan borough
• Governing body	Gosport Borough Council
• Leadership	Leader & Cabinet
• Council control	Liberal Democrat
• Member of Parliament	Caroline Dinenage (C)
Area
• Total	25.29 km2 (9.76 sq mi)
Population  (2021)
• Total	81,952[1]
Ethnicity (2021) [2]
• Ethnic groups	List 95.3% White 1.5% Mixed 1.4% Asian 1.2% Black 0.5% other
Religion (2021) [2]
• Religion	List 48.4% no religion 44.6% Christianity 5.1% not stated 0.5% other 0.5% Islam 0.2% Buddhism 0.2% Hinduism 0.1% Judaism 0.1% Sikhism
Time zone	UTC+0 (GMT)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+1 (Wednesday 8:30 am)
Postal code	PO12 - PO13
Area code	023
Police	Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Ambulance	South Central
Fire	Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Website	www.gosport.gov.uk

Gosport (/ˈɡɒspɔːrt/ GOS-port) is a town and non-metropolitan district with borough status, on the south coast of Hampshire, England. At the 2021 Census, the town had a population of 70,131^[3] and the district had a population was 81,952.^[4] Gosport is situated on a peninsula on the western side of Portsmouth Harbour, opposite the city of Portsmouth, to which it is linked by the Gosport Ferry. Gosport lies south-east of Fareham, to which it is linked by a Bus Rapid Transit route and the A32. Until the last quarter of the 20th century, Gosport was a major naval town associated with the defence and supply infrastructure of His Majesty's Naval Base (HMNB) Portsmouth. As such over the years extensive fortifications were created.

Gosport is still home to HMS Sultan and a Naval Armament Supply Facility, as well as a helicopter repair base. The Town area of the Borough, including Newtown, consists of the town centre, Stoke Road shopping area, Walpole Park, Royal Clarence Yard and three modern marinas: Royal Clarence, Gosport Marina and Haslar Marina. 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. Alongside this sundial, a long meandering path of designed paving stones can be found, known as the Millennium Path; this can also be seen across the Solent in Portsmouth.