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Opened in 1958, it is on the lower slopes of Portsdown Hill. It is owned by a Joint Committee representing the City of Portsmouth and the Boroughs of Fareham, Havant and Gosport. It has two chapels, the North (added 1969) and South (original). Those cremated there include two
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is listed as a Grade I protected building. There are also many historic houses in Castle Street. This suburb is well placed for waterfront leisure activities, only a short distance from the UK's 3rd-largest marina at
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cuts through the centre of Portchester running east–west between Fareham and Cosham on the northern outskirts of Portsmouth. Access to the
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had a population of 2267. On 1 April 1932 the parish was abolished and merged with Fareham and Portsmouth. It is now in the
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Aerial view of St Mary's Church, Portchester, with Portsmouth city skyline in background.
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B. S. Long, "Farmer, Emily (1826–1905)", rev. Charlotte Yeldham,
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Lives of the English Saints: St. German, Bishop of Auxerre
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List of places of worship in the Borough of Fareham
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Index

Port Chester
Village

Portchester is located in Hampshire
Hampshire
OS grid reference
SU6105
District
Fareham
Shire county
Hampshire
Region
South East
Country
England
Sovereign state
Post town
Postcode district
PO16 - PO17
Dialling code
Police
Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Fire
Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Ambulance
South Central
UK Parliament
Fareham and Waterlooville
UK
England

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