Sholing

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Sholing
Sholing (Southampton)
Sholing

Sholing shown within Southampton
Unitary authority Southampton
Ceremonial county Hampshire
Region South East
Constituent country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town SOUTHAMPTON
Postcode district SO19
Dialling code 023
Police Hampshire
Fire Hampshire
Ambulance South Central
European Parliament South East England
UK Parliament Southampton Itchen
List of places: UK • England • Hampshire

Coordinates: 50°54′00″N 1°21′18″W / 50.9001, -1.3551

Sholing, previously Scholing,[1] is a district on the eastern side of the city of Southampton in southern England. It is located between the districts of Bitterne, 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.

[edit] History

The parish church for Sholing, St Mary's, was opened in 1866.[2]

In 1920, the village became part of the Borough of Southampton.[3]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Sholing 1875
  2. ^ McGowan, Alan. Hampshire Parishes - Southampton. Retrieved on 2007-10-24.
  3. ^ Cullen, Alfred T.. A brief History of the Southampton Police. Hampshire Constabulary History Society. Retrieved on 2007-10-24.
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