- Sholing
Infobox UK place
country = England
map_type = Southampton
official_name= Sholing
latitude = 50.9001
longitude = -1.3551
unitary_england=Southampton
lieutenancy_england=Hampshire
post_town= SOUTHAMPTON
postcode_area= SO
dial_code= 023
constituency_westminster=Southampton Itchen
region = South East England
postcode_district= SO19Sholing, previously Scholing, [ [http://www.southernlife.org.uk/sholing.htm Sholing 1875] ] is a district on the eastern side of the city of
Southampton in southernEngland . It is located between the districts ofBitterne , Thornhill and Woolston.The name "Sholing" derives from the Anglo-Saxon phrase for "hill on the shore."
Sholing has a railway station, opened in 1866, which connects the area to Southampton and
Portsmouth .Sholing Sports F.C. have been the local team from 1894 till becoming defunct, though they have recently been revived in 2005.History
The
parish church for Sholing, St Mary's, was opened in 1866. [ cite web|url=http://website.lineone.net/~hantshistory/parish-sot.html |title=Hampshire Parishes - Southampton |accessdate=2007-10-24 |last=McGowan |first=Alan ]In 1920, the village became part of the Borough of Southampton. cite web|url=http://www.hants.gov.uk/hchs/sumsoton.html |title=A brief History of the Southampton Police |accessdate=2007-10-24 |last=Cullen |first=Alfred T. |publisher=Hampshire Constabulary History Society ]
References
Around Southampton
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