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Portsea Hampshire Map

Traditional county: Hampshire · Unitary authority: City of Portsmouth · Region: South East

Explore Portsea, Hampshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Portsea map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail. You will find live weather, local and world news below.

Interactive Map of Portsea, Hampshire

How to Use This Portsea, Hampshire Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Portsea, Hampshire, England. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture to zoom in and out.

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PlacePortsea
Traditional CountyHampshire
Unitary AuthorityCity of Portsmouth
RegionSouth East
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude50.799781
Longitude-1.101571
Place TypeSuburban Area

About Portsea

Portsea endures as a salt-sprayed survivor of maritime industry, its low-lying streets anchored firmly against the shifting tides of the Solent. It lies 0.5 miles west-north-west of Portsmouth (from Portsmouth: bearing 294°T, OS grid SU 634 004). The grey, slate-coloured light of the harbour reflects off the weathered brickwork of the nearby Portsmouth Dockyard, where the Block Mills and Stores 35 and 36 remain as silent sentinels of a mechanical age. Beyond these walls, the presence of the Jutland Gun stands as a heavy, iron reminder of the naval history that shapes the local horizon. The air here carries a sharp, metallic tang, a sensory inheritance from the dry docks and sea walls that have defined the geography of Portsea for generations. Residents walk past the restored Victorian architecture of the Groundlings Theatre, where the pale afternoon sun catches the intricate masonry of a bygone era. Even amidst the hum of modern transit, the district maintains a stoic, industrious character that resists the encroaching softness of gentrification. The rhythm of the tide dictates the pace of the streets, ensuring that Portsea remains a place defined more by the cold, deep water than by the land.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Groundlings Theatre (Theatre) — 0.1 mi, 205° SSW
  • Genesis Expo (Museum) — 0.2 mi, 240° WSW
  • No.6 Cinema (Cinema) — 0.2 mi, 274° W
  • Action Stations (Attraction) — 0.2 mi, 272° W
  • Portsmouth Dockyard, The Block Mills And Stores 35 And 36 (Scheduled Monument) — 0.3 mi, 308° NW
  • Portsmouth Dockyard: Dockyard Basin And Six Surrounding Dry Docks, As Well As Sections Of Sea Wall And A Network Of Culverts (Scheduled Monument) — 0.3 mi, 290° WNW · 2 ha
  • The Jutland Gun (Monument) — 0.3 mi, 261° W
  • 36 Hours Jutland 1916 (Attraction) — 0.3 mi, 265° W
  • Harbour Tours (Attraction) — 0.3 mi, 258° WSW
  • Whale's Tail (Public Artwork) — 0.3 mi, 203° SSW
  • Portsmouth Historic Dockyard (Attraction) — 0.3 mi, 280° W
  • Victoria Park (Park) — 0.4 mi, 102° ESE
  • Basin No 1 (Lake / Reservoir) — 0.4 mi, 297° WNW
  • Vue Gunwharf Quays (Cinema) — 0.4 mi, 220° SW
  • Portsmouth War Memorial (Monument) — 0.4 mi, 106° ESE
  • Portsmouth Guildhall (Theatre) — 0.4 mi, 112° ESE
  • Mary Rose Museum (Museum) — 0.4 mi, 297° WNW
  • Royal Naval Museum (Museum) — 0.4 mi, 280° W
  • Former Board Of Ordnance Gunwharf, Hms Vernon (Scheduled Monument) — 0.5 mi, 197° SSW
  • Motoring in Miniature - On Tour (Museum) — 0.5 mi, 079° E
  • Ravelin Park (Park) — 0.6 mi, 156° SSE
  • City Museum (Museum) — 0.6 mi, 163° SSE
  • Point Battery (Beach) — 0.7 mi, 198° SSW
  • The Point (Wetland) — 0.7 mi, 205° SSW
  • Clarence Pier (Theme Park) — 1.0 mi, 179° S
  • Camber Basin (Wetland) — 1.1 mi, 297° WNW
  • Cockle Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.1 mi, 240° WSW
  • Portsmouth Beach (Beach) — 1.2 mi, 170° S
  • The Royal Hospital, Haslar (Historic Park or Garden) — 1.5 mi, 222° SW · 23 ha
  • Portsmouth Harbour Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 1.6 mi, 319° NW · 13k acres

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About This Portsea Map Page

Explore Portsea, Hampshire, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 50.799781, -1.101571. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.

Location data is sourced from OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024, Ordnance Survey, Open Government Licence v3.0, and verified by coordinates.

Page builtAugust 2026
Location dataOS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0.
County dataTraditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography.
CoordinatesWGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data.