Woolston, Southampton

Woolston
Suburb
Shops on Bridge Road
Woolston is located in Southampton
Woolston
Woolston
Location within Southampton
Population13,852 (2011 Census. Ward)[1]
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townSOUTHAMPTON
Postcode districtSO19
Dialling code023
PoliceHampshire and Isle of Wight
FireHampshire and Isle of Wight
AmbulanceSouth Central
UK Parliament
List of places
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England
Hampshire
50°53′35″N 1°22′35″W / 50.8931°N 1.3765°W / 50.8931; -1.3765

Woolston is a suburb of Southampton, Hampshire, located on the eastern bank of the River Itchen. It is bounded by the River Itchen, Sholing, Peartree Green, Itchen and Weston.

The area has a strong maritime and aviation history. The former hamlet grew as new industries, roads and railways came to the area in the Victorian era with Woolston formally incorporated into the borough of Southampton in 1920.[2]

  1. ^ "Southampton Ward population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
  2. ^ Wyeth-Gadd, Eric (1979). Southampton in the twenties. ISBN 0-86146-003-0.