In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Hilsea like this:
HILLSEA, a hamlet in Wymering parish, Hants; 3 miles NNE of Portsmouth. It has a post office under Portsmouth, extensive infantry barracks and a lunatic asylum.
Hilsea through time
Hilsea is now part of Portsmouth district. Click here for graphs and data of how Portsmouth has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Hilsea itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Hilsea, in Portsmouth and Hampshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/20950
Date accessed: 18th April 2024
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