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Caption For Bishop's Waltham, High Street C1955

Note the old signpost beside him, indicating that Fareham and Portsmouth are 8 and 16 miles away and Eastleigh and Winchester 6½ and 10½ miles.

Caption For Stubbington, The Parade C1965

South of Fareham, Stubbington has some attractive areas of modern housing, and the village shopping centre, the Parade, is built around a small green.

Caption For Southwick, High Street C1955

Southwick is not far from Fareham.

Caption For Fareham, The Quay C1950

There is evidence that the earliest bricks in Fareham come from Portchester Castle.

Caption For Portchester, Yachting C1965

It is not surprising, therefore, to discover that the name of Cams is one of the oldest in Fareham, and derives from the Celtic word meaning 'crooked'.

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Caption For Fareham, C1965

As the population of Fareham increased during the 1820s and 1830s, there was a need for more schools, another church, a new workhouse, and a library and lecture hall.

Caption For Fareham, St Peter And St Paul, Parish Church 2005

Fareham held an annual Cheese Fair, and in 1830 an account was published in The Times newspaper: 'Our fair on Tuesday last (29 June) was the fullest and best that has been known for some years.