Southampton
Unitary Authority
John Isaac Thornycroft...55 ft British Coastal Motor Boats during the war gave them speeds of up to 40 knots. In 1904, he transferred larger shipbuilding activities to Southampton. In 1908 he also set up the Hampton Launch Works on Platts Eyot, an island on the... In this article: John Isaac Thornycroft, Royal Navy, River Thames, Southampton, First World War, Second World War, University of Glasgow, Hamo Thornycroft, Thornycroft, and Isaac Thomas Thornycroft |
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Scotland on Sunday | October 19, 2009
Council struggle to recruit social workers
...19 October 2009 Councils are still struggling to recruit social workers - Southampton being one of the worst affected - with more than 16% of posts nationwide either empty or covered by temporary staff, the research shows. Worst hit was...
In this article: London, All rights reserved, British Association of Social Workers, and Windsor and Maidenhead
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Boston Herald | October 23, 2009
John Smith knows Brits appreciate NFL game
...largest Ferris Wheel in Europe, John Smith was telling a story. The former Patriots [team stats] kicker, a native of Southampton, England, was describing his first NFL game. The first time the former soccer player ever witnessed a football...
In this article: John Smith, NFL, London, Patriots, American Football, Thames River, Southampton, England, and Europe
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Telegraph.co.uk - All news | September 13, 2009
100mph 'James Bond' superboat 'stopped by driftwood'
...became jammed, sending it veering off course toward the riverbank. The armour plated vessel, made by Southampton-based XSMG World, is the fastest boat ever built. Capable of travelling at 85 knots (97mph), it carries a hidden .50...
In this article: Driftwood, James Bond, Royal Navy, Thames, Caribbean, London, and Somalia
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Wikipedia | October 22, 2009
Port of London
...the River Thames the busiest inland waterway in the UK. In terms of number of containers, London currently ranks third in the UK after the ports of Southampton and Felixstowe. This is likely to change in future if plans for a major new...
In this article: London, River Thames, Coal, Tilbury, United Kingdom, Tower Hill, Greater London Authority, Waste, and Port of Tilbury Police
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MV Great Expectations
...is a catamaran ferry operating on the Hythe ferry service . This service connects the town of Hythe and the city of Southampton, across Southampton Water in England. The MV Great Expectations was originally introduced in 1992 and was...
In this article: Great Expectations, River Thames, Hythe Pier, Charles Dickens, Tilbury, and Gravesend
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Shakeaway
...Energy, Malt, Muscle Builder, Protein or Wheatgerm. The first bar to open was on Post Office Road, Bournemouth, quickly followed by further bars in Southampton, Brighton and Bath . Since then the chain has expanded to include bars in...
In this article: Shakeaway, Lakeside Shopping Centre, McVitie's, Wheatgerm, Ice cream, Nestle, Winchester, Oxford, Auckland, and Eiffel Tower
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London Borough of Hounslow
...Chiswick) of Middlesex. This outer borough of Greater London lies on the Middlesex bank of the River Thames and was the site of the first stop on an important coach route to Southampton, Bath , Bristol and Exeter. The A30 "Great South West...
In this article: Hounslow, London, Piccadilly, London Heathrow Airport, Gillette, London Government Act 1963, London Underground, and Domesday Book
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Track the Man Down
The perpetrator leaves the loot with his girl friend, commandeers a motorcoach bound for Southampton, and holds hostage its diverse array of passengers, including an American newspaper reporter and the girl friend's resourceful sister.
In this article: Track the Man Down, R.G. Springsteen, Paul Erickson, Republic Pictures, River Thames, London, and UK
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Winchester railway station
...settlement between London and Southampton. Since the original Southampton line ran via the then small market town of Basingstoke (where lines to the west would be built), it was not very direct. Another line was constructed to run via...
In this article: Winchester, Basingstoke, Winchester City, London, London and South Western Railway, and Great Western Railway
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Southampton (pronunciation: IPA: /saʊθˈhæmptən/) is the largest city in the ceremonial county of Hampshire, on the south coast of England, and is sited around 100 km south-west of London and 30 km north-west of Portsmouth. Southampton is a major port and the closest city to the New Forest. It lies at the northernmost point of Southampton Water at the confluence of the River Test and River Itchen, with the River Hamble joining to the south of the urban area. The local authority is Southampton City Council, which is a unitary authority. Significant employers in Southampton include the University of Southampton, the Ford Transit factory, Ordnance Survey, the BBC through Radio Solent and South Today, the NHS and one of the largest commercial ports in Europe. The city represents the core of the Greater Southampton region, and the town itself has an estimated population of 231,200. The city's name is sometimes abbreviated in writing to "So'ton" or "Soton", and a resident of Southampton is called a Sotonian. Southampton is noted for being the home of the RMS Titanic, the Spitfire and more recently a number of the largest cruise ships in the world.
- Name:
- Southampton
- Type:
- Unitary & City
- Government type:
- Unitary authority, City
- Founding Date:
- January 01, 1964
- Total Area (km):
- 51.47
- Urban Population:
- 304,400 (Southampton Urban Area)
- Time Zone:
- Greenwich Mean Time
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