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<p> An important seaport of South Hampshire, 79 m. SW. of London, situated on a small peninsula at the head of [[Southampton]] [[Water]] (a fine inlet, 11 m. by 2), between the mouths of the Itchen (E.) and the Test (W.); portions of the old town-walls and four gateways still remain; is the head-quarters of the Ordnance Survey; has splendid docks, and is an important steam-packet station for the West Indies, Brazil, and South Africa; yacht and ship building and engine-making are flourishing industries. </p>

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<ref name="term_80024"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/southampton Southampton from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref>
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