In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Wymering like this:
WYMERING, a parish in Fareham district, Hants; on the NE side of Portsmouth harbour, around Cosham r. station, and 4 miles N by E of Portsmouth. It contains part of Cosham village, which has a head post-office, part of Potwell village, and all Hillsea hamlet, which has a post-office under Cosham; and it includes Portcreek, Paulsgrove, Portsdown, and Great Horsea and Little Horsea islets. ...
Acres, 4,307; of which 762 are water. Real property, £5,954. Pop. in 1851, 751; in 1861, 1,071. Houses, 146. The property is subdivided. Artillery barracks, built in 1854, are at Hillsea; and strong lines of fortification extend along the N of Portsea island, and recently were greatly strengthened. The living is a vicarage, annexed to Widley. The church was restored in 1862. There are national schools, a chapel connected with them, an Augustinian priory, a convent, and alms houses.
Wymering through time
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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Wymering, in Portsmouth and Hampshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/20502
Date accessed: 20th April 2024
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