Fareham (England)

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Information for Authority record

Name (Hebrew)
פיירהאם (אנגליה)
Name (Latin)
Fareham (England)
Other forms of name
nnaa Fareham, Eng
nne Fareham (Hampshire)
Fareham District (England)
Fareham Borough (England)
Coordinates
-1.18 -1.18 50.85 50.85 (gooearth )
W0011100 W0011100 N0505100 N0505100 (geonames )
Associated country
Great Britain
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 137223960
Wikidata: Q1017943
Library of congress: n 82018569
Sources of Information
  • GeoNames, algorithmically matched, 2009(ppl; 50°51ʹ00ʺN 001°11ʹ00ʺW)
  • Privett, G. L. The story of Fareham, 1949.
  • Barth. gaz. of places in Brit., 1986(Fareham, Hants., mkt. tn., port, admin. dist., urban area coextensive with admin. district)
  • Muni. yr. bk., 1988(Fareham, borough, in Hampshire, no parishes)

Wikipedia description:

Fareham ( FAIR-əm) is a market town at the north-west tip of Portsmouth Harbour, between the cities of Portsmouth and Southampton in south east Hampshire, England. It gives its name to the Borough of Fareham. It was historically an important manufacturer of bricks, used to build the Royal Albert Hall, and grower of strawberries and other seasonal fruits. In 2011, it had a population of 42,210.

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