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17-576: Port Solent is the commercial business name of a housing and leisure development located in the Paulsgrove suburb of the English city of Portsmouth , Hampshire , comprising a marina , a housing estate , shopping and leisure facilities. The Port Solent development was built during the late 1980s on reclaimed land taken from the east side of Paulsgrove Lake in Portsmouth Harbour , specifically between
34-434: A more likely explanation is revealed by certain old maps which show the area as PALS GRAVE, and is probably a reference to the last resting place of a (perhaps Saxon) local chief. 50°50′58″N 1°05′35″W / 50.849308°N 1.093136°W / 50.849308; -1.093136 Port Solent 50°50′31″N 1°06′00″W / 50.842°N 1.100°W / 50.842; -1.100 Port Solent
51-402: Is the commercial business name of a housing and leisure development located in the Paulsgrove suburb of the English city of Portsmouth , Hampshire , comprising a marina , a housing estate , shopping and leisure facilities. The Port Solent development was built during the late 1980s on reclaimed land taken from the east side of Paulsgrove Lake in Portsmouth Harbour , specifically between
68-583: The News of the World put pressure on the government to give parents the right to know if their children are living close to a convicted sex offender, in response to the murder of Sarah Payne . Paulsgrove Lake , a navigable water channel to the south of Paulsgrove in Portsmouth Harbour was named after Paulsgrove. However, an eastern section of Paulsgrove Lake was reclaimed during the 1970s and later developed into
85-625: The Port Solent residential estate and marina basin, which opened on 29 July 1988. The population of the Paulsgrove Ward at the 2011 Census was 14,010. Southampton Road was built in 1958, replacing Medina Road as the main route between Portsmouth and Fareham . A strip of open land was left throughout the estate during its construction in the 1950s to make way for the subsequent M27 motorway . Paulsgrove Secondary Modern School opened in 1952 – it became King Richard School in 1975. In 2007
102-492: The city limits in 1920 and grew rapidly after the end of the Second World War. Paulsgrove existed as a small hamlet on the old Portsmouth to Southampton road for many years. During the early twentieth century Paulsgrove Racecourse was built north of the village on the slopes of Portsdown Hill and a railway halt built to cater for raceday traffic. The area was incorporated into the city of Portsmouth in 1920. Towards
119-516: The club gained a bye in the Hampshire Cup under somewhat unusual circumstances: drawn at home to play Kingston Arrows (a side composed entirely of long-stay prisoners ), their opponents were unable to fulfil the fixture. Paulsgrove is believed to be named for St. Paul who, according to apocryphal legend, landed at the site at the start of his visit to Britain when it was part of the Roman empire . However
136-679: The end of World War II it became clear that to the City Council that a massive programme of house building was needed to replace those homes destroyed by bombing. As part of this programme, land in Paulsgrove was purchased and building began in 1945. The initial housing was prefabricated but later houses were built more conventionally. In August 2000, Paulsgrove made the national and international news as mobs of local residents attacked residences of suspected and convicted child sex offenders and other sex offenders. These disturbances came shortly after
153-546: The nearby M275 motorway spur was reclaimed during the 1970s by draining the marshland and the eastern mudflat sections of the Paulsgrove Lake water channel within Portsmouth Harbour. The present-day grassy southern section of the development is a former Portsmouth City Council owned rubbish dump , which bridged the northern side of Horsea Island to the former Paulsgrove Lake area and was covered with grass turf when filled. There are many methane gas outlets situated to
170-488: The nearby M275 motorway spur was reclaimed during the 1970s by draining the marshland and the eastern mudflat sections of the Paulsgrove Lake water channel within Portsmouth Harbour. The present-day grassy southern section of the development is a former Portsmouth City Council owned rubbish dump , which bridged the northern side of Horsea Island to the former Paulsgrove Lake area and was covered with grass turf when filled. There are many methane gas outlets situated to
187-421: The north of Horsea Island and the shoreline of Paulsgrove Quay in Paulsgrove . Facilities for residents and visitors include a multiscreen cinema , health club , and restaurants and shops along a precinct known as The Boardwalk . The marina is owned and managed by Premier Marinas . Port Solent was officially opened on 29 July 1988 by H.R.H. Anne, The Princess Royal . The first boat to use Port Solent
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#1732855284422204-416: The north of Horsea Island and the shoreline of Paulsgrove Quay in Paulsgrove . Facilities for residents and visitors include a multiscreen cinema , health club , and restaurants and shops along a precinct known as The Boardwalk . The marina is owned and managed by Premier Marinas . Port Solent was officially opened on 29 July 1988 by H.R.H. Anne, The Princess Royal . The first boat to use Port Solent
221-597: The number of people made homeless through bombing during the Second World War . It was opened by the Lord Mayor of Portsmouth ( England ), Sir Denis Daley on 24 October. In January 2013 it changed its name to Beacon View Primary Academy, and had a remodelled exterior look. Paulsgrove F.C. was formed in 1987, and currently play in the Hampshire Premier league at Paulsgrove Social Club, Marsden Road. In October 2007
238-470: The school officially became an arts college. This means it is now a performing arts specialist. King Richard has also won and been runners up in the Rock Challenge. In 2006 students from King Richard School won Rock Challenges' stage crew of the year. In 2018 the school was renamed Castle View Academy . Paulsgrove Primary School opened in the early 1950s to serve a new housing development made necessary by
255-404: The south and at the southern edge of the site, allowing the gases occurring from the decomposing waste beneath the site to escape. This Hampshire location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Paulsgrove Paulsgrove is an area of northern Portsmouth , Hampshire , England. Initially a small independent hamlet for many centuries, it was admitted to
272-529: Was the 36-foot cutter Lively Lady , sailed by Sir Alec Rose (1908-1991). Port Solent is politically within the Paulsgrove electoral ward and the Portsmouth North UK Parliament constituency . The main entrance road junction into the Port Solent development is built almost exactly over the site of the former Paulsgrove Quay shoreline. The land for the residential section of Port Solent and
289-401: Was the 36-foot cutter Lively Lady , sailed by Sir Alec Rose (1908-1991). Port Solent is politically within the Paulsgrove electoral ward and the Portsmouth North UK Parliament constituency . The main entrance road junction into the Port Solent development is built almost exactly over the site of the former Paulsgrove Quay shoreline. The land for the residential section of Port Solent and
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