Southampton

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Southampton is a city in the United Kingdom. The city is in Hampshire. It is about in the middle of the south coast of England. Southampton is the largest city on the south coast.

It is an important port. It is the nearest city to the New Forest. In 1912, the RMS Titanic sailed from there as was common with most ocean liners on the time. It contains several memorials and museum exhibitions related with the doomed ship.

1 Places in Southampton
2 Sport
3 Twinned Cities
4 References

[change] Places in Southampton

[change] Bargate

Southampton has lots of landmarks, of which one is the Bargate. This is the old main gate of the city wall of Southampton, and nowadays is used as the beginning of the guided tour of Southampton, Walk the Walls.^[1] In medieval Southampton, a bell was rung at dusk every day to tell people that the gates would shortly be locked.

Today, the Bargate Shopping Centre is situated nearby.^[2]

[change] The Mayflower

Named after The Mayflower, which set sail from Southampton to the "New World" (via Plymouth), the Mayflower is the theatre in Southampton. It was built in 1928.^[3]

[change] Docks

The Queen Mary II on Southampton Water, with Hythe Ferry in front

Southampton is home to many cruise liners, including the QEII and the QMII.

There is also a regular ferry service to Hythe (a small village on the other side of Southampton Water), which leaves every half hour.^[4]

[change] Sport

Southampton has a football team, which is nicknamed "The Saints". In 2001, the team moved stadiums, from "The Dell", to St. Mary's Football Stadium.^[5] The club was founded in 1885, and has been playing ever since.