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Wymering
Suburb of Greater Portsmouth, Hampshire, England From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Wymering is a residential area of the city of Portsmouth, in the ceremonial county of Hampshire, England. Unlike the majority of Portsmouth, it is located on the mainland rather than Portsea Island.
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Wymering was one of the estates held by Hampshire's biggest landowner Edward the Confessor immediately before the Norman conquest. [1]
In addition to the mediaeval church, one building that did remain is Wymering Manor. The manor is the oldest building in Portsmouth. It has been a Youth Hostel in its past but is now unoccupied and is reputed to be haunted.
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History
Wymering is mentioned in the Domesday Book and was a small village in rural area until it was incorporated into Portsmouth in 1920. On incorporation into Portsmouth a 300-house council housing estate was built there, being completed by 1929.[2]
In 1891 the civil parish had a population of 1123.[3] In 1894 the parish was abolished and merged with Cosham.[4] It is now in the unparished area of Portsmouth, in the Portsmouth district.
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