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Gosport

The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. | 2008 | Copyright

Gosport , city (1991 pop. 69,664) and district, Hampshire, S England. The city is a major port and shares its harbor with Portsmouth. There are ship- and yacht-building facilities and various light industries. Formerly a victualing station for the Royal Navy, Gosport was an embarkation point for the invasion of France in 1944.

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Gosport

Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names | 2005 | | Copyright

Gosport, UK, USA UK (England): originally Goseport meaning ‘Market where Geese are sold’ from the Old English gōs ‘goose’ and port.

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Gosport

A Dictionary of British Place-Names | 2003 | | Copyright

Gosport Hants. Goseport 1250. ‘Market town where geese are sold’. OE gōs + port.

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Free newspaper and magazine articles

	WAS GOSPORT YARD A VICTIM OF A REBEL RUSE?(PORTSMOUTH CURRENTS) Newspaper article from: The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, VA); 3/16/1997
	QUESTIONS ON GOSPORT SPUR TOUR OF ENGLISH PORTS.(PORTSMOUTH CURRENTS) Newspaper article from: The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, VA); 1/7/1996
	NAME CHANGE IS OFFICIAL: IT'S GOSPORT.(LOCAL) Newspaper article from: The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, VA); 5/10/1997