Towns & Cities in the English County of Hampshire Quiz

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Hampshire is the fifth most populous county in England and the most populous in the South East. The county is packed with historical buildings as well as beaches and ports, giving access to France (not to mention the Isle of Wight).
The county has been the home of writers like Charles Dickens and Jane Austen and was the birthplace of engineer, Isambard Kingdom Brunel.

Southampton is the largest city in Hampshire and the departure port of the ill-fated Titanic.
Portsmouth has strong naval connections and is the U.K.s only island city.
Historic Winchester was the first capital of England and the seat of King Alfred the Great.
Aldershot has been an important military town since around the nineteenth century.
Basingstoke is the largest town (ie non city) in the county
Farnborough is home to an international air show that takes place alternate years.
Fleet Pond is the largest freshwater lake in Hampshire.
Gosport houses the Royal Navy submarine museum.
Havant is a busy market town, characterised by its Georgian buildings and narrow weaving footpaths called 'Twittens'.
Southsea has been a fashionable seaside resort since Victorian times.
Stockbridge is the site of the oldest private fishing club in Britain (1822).
Whitchurch is home to the country's oldest silk mill as well as the Bombay Sapphire distillery.
Lymington is a coastal town within the New Forest.
Alton is an old market town with links to Jane Austen.