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A conurbation is a region comprising a number ___MASK72___ cities , large towns , and other urban areas that , through population growth and physical expansion , have merged to form one continuous urban or industrially developed area . In ___MASK76___ cases , a conurbation is a polycentric urbanised area , in which transportation has developed to link areas to create a single urban labour market or travel to work area . ___MASK23___ (; abbreviated Hants , archaically known as the County of Southampton ) is a county on the southern coast of ___MASK60___ in the United Kingdom . The county town of ___MASK23___ is Winchester , the former capital city of ___MASK60___ . ___MASK23___ is the most populous ceremonial county in the United Kingdom ( excluding the metropolitan counties ) with almost half of the county ' s population living within the South ___MASK23___ conurbation which includes the cities of Southampton and Portsmouth . The larger South ___MASK23___ metropolitan area has a population of 1 , 547 , 000 . ___MASK23___ is notable for housing the birthplaces of the Royal Navy , British Army , and Royal Air Force . It is bordered by Dorset to the west , Wiltshire to the north - west , Berkshire to the north , Surrey to the north - east , and West Sussex to the east . The southern boundary is the coastline of the English Channel and the Solent , facing the Isle of Wight . The English Channel (" the Sleeve " [ hence ] " Sea ___MASK72___ Brittany " " British Sea "), also called simply the Channel , is the body ___MASK72___ water that separates southern ___MASK60___ from northern France , and joins the southern part ___MASK72___ the North Sea to the rest ___MASK72___ the Atlantic Ocean . The Solent is the strait that separates the ___MASK29___ from the mainland of ___MASK60___ . It is about 20 miles long and varies in width between two and a half and five miles , although the shingle Hurst Spit which projects one and a half miles into the Solent narrows the sea crossing between Hurst Castle and Colwell Bay to just over a mile . Frederick Percival `` Freddie '' Mills ( 26 June 1919 -- 25 July 1965 ) was an English boxer , and the world light heavyweight champion from 1948 to 1950 . He was born in ___MASK77___ , ___MASK23___ . Mills was 5 feet 10 1  2 inches ( 179 cm ) tall and did not have a sophisticated boxing style ; he relied on two - fisted aggression , relentless pressure , and the ability to take punishment to carry him through , and in more cases than not these attributes were sufficient . Mills excelled as a light - heavyweight boxer , but occasionally fought as a heavyweight . He was described as Britain ' s biggest boxing idol in the post - war period . ___MASK18___ is a large coastal town and seaport in the county of ___MASK20___ , on the south coast of ___MASK60___ . The town is east of Dorchester , and adjoins Bournemouth to the east . The local council is Borough of ___MASK18___ and was made a unitary authority in 1997 , gaining administrative independence from ___MASK20___ County Council . The borough had a population of 147 , 645 at the 2011 census , making it the second largest in ___MASK20___ . Together with Bournemouth and Christchurch , the town forms the South East ___MASK20___ conurbation with a total population of over 465 , 000 . ___MASK2___ ( or ) is a county in South West ___MASK60___ with an area of . It is landlocked and borders the counties of Dorset , Somerset , Hampshire , Gloucestershire , Oxfordshire and Berkshire . The county town was Wilton but ___MASK2___ Council is now based in the new county town of Trowbridge . ___MASK10___ ( or , abbreviated Berks ) is a county in south east ___MASK60___ , west of London . It was recognised as the Royal County of ___MASK10___ because of the presence of Windsor Castle by the Queen in 1957 and letters patent issued in 1974 . ___MASK10___ is a county of historic origin and is a home county , a ceremonial county and a non - metropolitan county without a county council . ___MASK10___ County Council was the main county governance from 1889 to 1998 except for the separately administered County Borough of Reading . South ___MASK23___ is a term used mainly to refer to the metropolitan area formed by the cities of Portsmouth and Southampton and their suburbs and commuter towns , in southern ___MASK23___ , ___MASK60___ . The area had population of around 1 million based on the 2001 census , and estimated population of over 1 . 5 million in 2013 . The Royal Navy ( RN ) is the ___MASK62___ ' s ___MASK33___ warfare force . Although warships were used by the English kings from the early medieval period , the first major maritime engagements were fought in the Hundred Years War against the kingdom ___MASK72___ ___MASK19___ . The modern Royal Navy traces its origins to the early 16th century ; the oldest ___MASK72___ the UK ' s armed services , it is known as the Senior Service . East ___MASK20___ is a local government district in ___MASK20___ , ___MASK60___ . Its council is based in Furzehill , near Wimborne Minster . A resort town , often called a resort city or resort destination , is an urban area where tourism or vacationing is the primary component ___MASK72___ the local culture and economy . A typical resort town has one or more actual resorts in the surrounding area . Sometimes the term " resort town " is used simply for a locale popular among tourists . The term can also refer to either an incorporated or unincorporated contiguous area where the ratio ___MASK72___ transient rooms , measured in bed units , is greater than 60 % ___MASK72___ the permanent population . The British Army is the principal land warfare force ___MASK72___ the United Kingdom . The force was initially administered by the War Office from ___MASK57___ , which in 1964 was subsumed into the Ministry ___MASK72___ Defence . The professional head ___MASK72___ the British Army is the Chief ___MASK72___ the General Staff . ___MASK88___ is a city and the county town ___MASK72___ ___MASK23___ , ___MASK60___ . The city lies at the heart ___MASK72___ the wider City ___MASK72___ ___MASK88___ , a local government district , and is located at the western end ___MASK72___ the South Downs National Park , along the course ___MASK72___ the River Itchen . It is situated south - west ___MASK72___ London and from Southampton , its closest city . At the time ___MASK72___ the 2011 Census , ___MASK88___ had a population ___MASK72___ 45 , 184 . The wider City ___MASK72___ ___MASK88___ district which includes towns such as Alresford and Bishop ' s Waltham has a population ___MASK72___ 116 , 800 The Royal Air Force ( RAF ) is the ___MASK62___ ' s aerial warfare force . Formed towards the end ___MASK72___ the First World War on 1 April 1918 , it is the oldest independent air force in the world . Following victory over the Central Powers in 1918 the RAF emerged as , at the ___MASK85___ , the largest air force in the world . Since its formation , the RAF has taken a significant role in British military history , in particular , playing a large part in the Second World War where it fought its most famous campaign , the Battle ___MASK72___ Britain . A World Heritage Site is a landmark which has been officially recognized by the United Nations , specifically by UNESCO . Sites are selected on the basis ___MASK72___ having cultural , historical , scientific or some other form ___MASK72___ significance , and they are legally protected by international treaties . UNESCO regards these sites as being important to the collective interests ___MASK72___ humanity . The United ___MASK31___ and Northern Ireland , commonly known as the United Kingdom ( UK ) or Britain , is a sovereign country in western Europe . Lying off the north - western coast of the European mainland , it includes the island of Great Britain ( the name of which is also loosely applied to the whole country ), the north - eastern part of the island of Ireland , and many smaller islands . Northern Ireland is the only part of the UK that shares a land border with another sovereign statethe ___MASK93___ of Ireland . Apart from this land border , the UK is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean , with the North Sea to its east , the English Channel to its south and the Celtic Sea to its south - south - west , giving it the 12th - longest coastline in the world . The Irish Sea lies between Great Britain and Ireland . With an area of , the UK is the 78th - largest sovereign state in the world and the 11th - largest in Europe . It is also the 21st - most populous country , with an estimated 65 . 1 million inhabitants . Together , this makes it the fourth most densely populated country in the European Union . A County town is usually the location ___MASK72___ administrative or judicial functions within the county , or it has been established over ___MASK85___ as the " de facto " main town ___MASK72___ a county . The concept ___MASK72___ a county town eventually became detached from its original meaning ___MASK72___ where the county administration or county hall is based . In fact , many county towns are no longer part ___MASK72___ the administrative county . For example , ___MASK89___ is administered by a unitary authority entirely separate from the rest ___MASK72___ Nottinghamshire . Many county towns are classified as cities , but all are referred to as county towns regardless ___MASK72___ whether city status is held or not . ___MASK7___ is a port city in the ceremonial county ___MASK72___ ___MASK23___ on the ___MASK14___ ___MASK72___ ___MASK60___ . Located mainly on Portsea Island , south - west ___MASK72___ London and south - east ___MASK72___ Southampton , it is the United Kingdom ' s only island city . It has a population ___MASK72___ 205 , 400 , and is the only city in the British Isles with a greater population density than London . The city forms part ___MASK72___ the South ___MASK23___ built - up area , which also covers Southampton and the towns ___MASK72___ Havant , Waterlooville , Eastleigh , Fareham , and Gosport . West ___MASK100___ is a county in the south of ___MASK60___ , bordering East ___MASK100___ ( with Brighton and Hove ) to the east , Hampshire to the west and Surrey to the north , and to the south the English Channel . Chichester in the southwest is the county town and only city in West ___MASK100___ , with the largest towns being Crawley , Worthing and Horsham . West ___MASK100___ has a range of scenery , including wealden , downland and coastal . The highest point of the county is Blackdown , at 280 metres ( 919 ft ). It has a number of stately homes including Goodwood , Petworth House and Uppark and also castles such as Arundel Castle and Bramber Castle . Over half the county is protected countryside , offering walking , cycling and other recreational opportunities . ___MASK25___ is a county in the south east of ___MASK60___ and also one of the home counties bordering Greater London . ___MASK25___ shares borders with Kent to the east , East Sussex to the south - east , West Sussex to the south , Hampshire to the west and south - west and Berkshire to the north - west . The county town is Guildford . ___MASK25___ County Council sits extraterritorially at Kingston upon Thames , administered as part of Greater London since 1965 . With a resident population of 1 . 1 million , ___MASK25___ is the most densely populated and third most populated county in the South East region , after Kent and Hampshire . ___MASK60___ is a country that is part of the United Kingdom . It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west . The Irish Sea lies northwest of ___MASK60___ and the Celtic Sea lies to the southwest . ___MASK60___ is separated from continental Europe by the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south . The country covers five - eighths of the island of Great Britain ( which lies in the North Atlantic ) in its centre and south ; and includes over 100 smaller islands such as the Isles of Scilly , and the Isle of Wight . ___MASK20___ ( or archaically , Dorsetshire ) is a county in South West ___MASK60___ on the English Channel coast . The ceremonial county comprises the non - metropolitan county , which is governed by ___MASK20___ County Council , and the unitary authority areas of Poole and Bournemouth . Covering an area of , ___MASK20___ borders Devon to the west , Somerset to the north - west , Wiltshire to the north - east , and Hampshire to the east . The county town is Dorchester which is in the south . After the reorganisation of local government in 1974 the county ' s border was extended eastward to incorporate the Hampshire towns of Bournemouth and Christchurch . Around half of the population lives in the South East ___MASK20___ conurbation , while the rest of the county is largely rural with a low population density . The South east ___MASK20___ conurbation ( also known as the South ___MASK20___ conurbation , Poole - Bournemouth urban area and Bournemouth urban area ) is a multi - centred conurbation on the south coast of ___MASK20___ in ___MASK60___ . The area is rapidly becoming an amalgamation with the area of South West Hampshire immediately on the fringe of the newly formed New Forest National Park . The main population centres are Bournemouth , Poole and Christchurch ; however , the urbanised area spreads as far east as Barton on Sea in Hampshire . There are a number of satellite towns peripheral to these main urban centres . In clockwise rotation these include : Wareham , Upton , Wimborne , Ferndown , Verwood and Ringwood ( Hampshire ). The urban area is generally surrounded by a green belt . ___MASK77___ is a large coastal resort town on the ___MASK14___ of ___MASK60___ directly to the east of the Jurassic Coast , a World Heritage Site . According to the 2011 census , the town has a population of 183 , 491 making it the largest settlement in Dorset . With Poole to the west and Christchurch in the east , ___MASK77___ forms the South East Dorset conurbation , which has a total population of over 465 , 000 . ___MASK65___ , on the ___MASK14___ of ___MASK60___ , is the largest city in the ceremonial county of Hampshire . It is south - west of London and north - west of Portsmouth . ___MASK65___ is a major port and the closest city to the New Forest . It lies at the northernmost point of ___MASK65___ Water at the confluence of the Rivers Test and Itchen , with the River Hamble joining to the south of the urban area . The city , which is a unitary authority , has an estimated population of 253 , 651 . The city ' s name is sometimes abbreviated in writing to " So ' ton " or " Soton ", and a resident of ___MASK65___ is called a . The ___MASK29___ is a county and the largest and second - ___MASK76___ populous island in ___MASK60___ . It is located in the English Channel , about 4 miles ( 6 km ) off the coast of Hampshire , separated by the Solent . The island has resorts that have been holiday destinations since Victorian times , and is known for its mild climate , coastal scenery , and verdant landscape of fields , downland and chines .