Southampton Local Business Directory

Southampton is a large city on the English south coast with a population on over 225,000 people. The city is the largest south coast city and has an important and busy port. Situated close to the New Forest, Southampton is popular with commuters due to its excellent transport links.

Located in the county of Hampshire, Southampton has several rivers flowing through it including The River Itchen and River Test that join at the north part of the city and the River Hamble that runs through the south of the city.

Over 20,000 students study at the University of Southampton. The university is highly regarded for its engineering faculty and is one of the largest research university for mathematics and physical sciences. The university has several campuses spread out across the city.

Famously, Southampton was the home of the RMS Titanic and also the World War II Spitfire aeroplane. Many large cruise liners dock at Southampton and start their journey from the city port.

The main shopping centre in Southampton is the recently opened West Quay Shopping Centre. The retail park opened in 2000 and is one of the largest retail spaces in England. There are plans in place to add more leisure facilities and possibly a large casino in the future.

Other areas for shopping include the Bargate Centre which has more specialist shops and smaller retailers. Also, the Marlands Shopping Centre has a large, flagship Matalan store and a popular information desk that is helpful to visitors.

The largest sporting team in the city is Southampton Football Club. The team (nickname "The Saints") play their home games at the St Mary's Stadium (after many years playing at the Dell Stadium) and play in the Football League Championship.

Other sporting teams in the area include Hampshire County Cricket Club (who play at the Rose Bowl) and several yachting teams. Many of the yachting teams enter the Whitbread Around The World Yacht Race that was, until recently, based in Southampton.

Transport to Southampton is quite extensive with the M27 motorway on the outskirts of the city. There M3 motorway connects to London and beyond. There are two main railway stations in the city, Southampton Central and Southampton Airport Parkway.

The closest airport is Southampton Airport that operates regional flights around the United Kingdom and several European destinations. The Southampton Airport Parkway station makes commuting to the airport very easy by rail.

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Southampton Local Business Directory