South Hampshire

Southampton

Portsmouth

Gosport

Location of the boroughs of South Hampshire

South Hampshire is a term used mainly to refer to the conurbation formed by the city of Portsmouth, city of Southampton and the non-metropolitan boroughs of Gosport, Fareham, Havant and Eastleigh in southern Hampshire, South East England. The area was estimated to have a population of over 1.5 million in 2013.^[1] It is the most populated part of South East England excluding London. The area is sometimes referred to as Solent City particularly in relation to local devolution,^[2] but the term is controversial.^[3]^[4]

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^ Viccars, Andy (4 August 2003). "Transport Position Statement by Southampton and Fareham Chamber of Commerce and Industry" (PDF). Fareham Borough Council. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
^ "MP blasts report as a revival of Solent City". Southern Daily Echo. 8 November 1999. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
^ Fishwick, Ben (11 April 2014). "Residents rally as they fight plan to build 1,550 homes". The News (Portsmouth). Retrieved 30 November 2018. He said: I do not want to live in "Solent City". I'd rather live in Fareham. I think we should keep the strategic gap.