About Gosport

Gosport is situated on the south coast of England. The Gosport peninsula, which is part of the coastal plain of south-east Hampshire, is formed by a series of gently curving beaches and gravel forelands to the south, and by the Portsmouth Harbour shoreline with its indented tidal creeks to the east.

Gosport has a long historical background with the Royal Navy and was also the birth-place of the Royal Air Force which originated from the Royal Naval Air Service at Grange Airfield and HMS Daedalus at Lee-on-the-Solent. It was at one time a walled military town and has several military buildings of architectural interest.

The Fareham and Gosport Constituency was split during a boundary change in 1974 to create the current Gosport Constituency which includes the two wards, Hill Head and Stubbington, which are still in the Fareham Borough.

More Information about the History of Gosport can be found at
the Gosport website : http://www.gosport.gov.uk/sections/living