Here are the original names of 19 well-known places in and around Portsmouth

It is said that Portsmouth itself was founded by Anglo-Norman merchant Jean de Gisors in 1180.

However parts of the city even pre-date that and were featured in the Domesday Book.

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The famed ‘Great Survey’ from 1086 recorded much of England and part of Wales at the request of William the Conqueror.

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However while Portsmouth does not feature many places across our area were recorded in the book – making them among the oldest places in the region.

Here are the places that feature and the names they had back then.

We have ordered them in alphabetical order – click through all the pages to see all the places.

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