Kingston, Hampshire

Kingston is a residential area of the city of Portsmouth in the English county of Hampshire, lying between Buckland, Fratton, Milton and North End. It was a recognised suburb of the city by the middle of the 19th century.[1]

Kingston Road has several shops, cafes and churches. Kingston was bombed in World War II when new housing had just been built. It was not until the early 1960s that it was revitalized. It is the location of the former Kingston Prison.

References
  1. The Penny Cyclopaedia. 1840. p. 431.


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