Cosham

Cosham
St Colman church
Cosham is located in Hampshire
Cosham
Cosham
Location within Hampshire
Population13,830 (2011.Ward)[1]
OS grid referenceSU657052
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townPORTSMOUTH
Postcode districtPO6
Dialling code023
PoliceHampshire and Isle of Wight
FireHampshire and Isle of Wight
AmbulanceSouth Central
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Hampshire
50°50′33″N 1°03′58″W / 50.8424°N 1.0660°W / 50.8424; -1.0660

Cosham (/ˈkɒʃəm/ or /ˈkɒsəm/)[2] is a northern suburb of Portsmouth lying within the city boundary but off Portsea Island, in the ceremonial county of Hampshire, England. It is mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086[3] along with Drayton and Wymering (mainland) and Bocheland (Buckland), Frodington (Fratton) and Copenore (Copnor) on the island.

  1. ^ "Portsmouth ward population 2011". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  2. ^ BBC Pronouncing Dictionary of British Names
  3. ^ "Cosham | Domesday Book". opendomesday.org. Retrieved 5 August 2019.