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Gosport
| Borough of Gosport | |
|---|---|
 Shown within Hampshire | |
| Geography | |
| Status: | Borough |
| Region: | South East England |
| Admin. County: | Hampshire |
| Area: - Total | Ranked 343rd 25.29 km² |
| Admin. HQ: | Gosport |
| ONS code: | 24UF |
| Demographics | |
| Population: - Total (2002 est.) - Density | Ranked 301st 77,092 3,048 / km² |
| Ethnicity: | 98.3% White |
| Politics | |
| Gosport Borough Council http://www.gosport.gov.uk/ | |
| Leadership: | Alternative - Sec.31 |
| Control: | Conservative |
| MP: | Peter Viggers |
Gosport is a small town on the South Coast of England, in Hampshire. It lies opposite the city of Portsmouth, on the western side of Portsmouth Harbour. There is a ferry to Portsmouth. It forms part of the South Hampshire conurbation.
The Rowner area of the peninsula was known to have been settled in Saxon times (http://www.hants.gov.uk/hampshiretreasures/vol12/page003.html). With settlements in the wider dating back much earlier (http://www.hants.gov.uk/hampshiretreasures/vol10/page005.html).
The borough's name is believed to derive from 'gorse' or 'goose'.
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