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trams to the north. The High Street is a significant local shopping centre. Few traces of the original village now remain; the oldest houses (Chalk Cottage of 1777 and Mile Stone Cottages of 1793) were demolished in the 1960s and replaced by a car park, but the old milepost showing mileage to
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is situated in the north of the area at the bottom of Portsdown Hill. Locally referred to as simply QA, it is the major hospital for the south-east Hampshire and south-west
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has become more widely used. Until the 1920s it was a separate small village surrounded by fields (including on the north end of
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UK Ltd. The site known as 'North Harbour' was built in the 1970s, the location being selected due to the job cuts by the
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In later centuries, extensive suburban growth expanded around the village and both east and west along the slopes of
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remains. The interior of St Philip's Church (1938) in Highbury is cited as a fine example of
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origin (shown by the -ham suffix) and means "Cossa's homestead". Originally pronounced
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provides frequent services by 3 train companies to destinations including;
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of Denmark began his invasion of the south coast of England in 1015.
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is situated in the south east of Cosham on the Highbury estate.
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Cosham is located in Hampshire
Hampshire
OS grid reference
SU657052
Unitary authority
Portsmouth
Ceremonial county
Hampshire
Region
South East
Country
England
Sovereign state
Post town
Postcode district
PO6
Dialling code
Police
Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Fire
Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Ambulance
South Central
UK Parliament
Portsmouth North
UK
England
Hampshire
50°50′33″N 1°03′58″W / 50.8424°N 1.0660°W / 50.8424; -1.0660

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