Lee-on-the-Solent

Lee-on-the-Solent
The seafront and beach at Lee-on-the-Solent E
Lee-on-the-Solent Location within Hampshire
Population	7,224 (2016)[1]
OS grid reference	SU563005
District	Gosport
Shire county	Hampshire
Region	South East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Lee-on-the-Solent
Postcode district	PO13
Dialling code	023
Police	Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Fire	Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Ambulance	South Central
UK Parliament	Gosport
List of places UK England Hampshire 50°48′11″N 1°12′04″W / 50.80306°N 1.20111°W / 50.80306; -1.20111

Lee-on-the-Solent, often referred to as Lee-on-Solent, is a seaside district of the borough of Gosport in Hampshire, England, about five miles (8 km) west of Portsmouth. The area is located on the coast of the Solent. It is primarily a residential area, with an upsurge of mostly local visitors in summer, but was also the former home to the Royal Naval Air Station HMS Daedalus (renamed as HMS Ariel from 1959 to 1965).