Ports Creek

river
county:

Hampshire


old gazetteer

Period - 19th century, early
refce: Brookes 1815
Portsea ... separated from the mainland on the N by a creek, over which there are two bridges, one for the entrance and the other for the departure of passengers.

old map
Shown on an old map by Harrison 1788
- river - Hampshire
Period - 1780s
refce: Harrison 1788
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old map
Shown on an old map by Badeslade 1742
- river - Hampshire
Period - 1740s
refce: Badeslade 1742

old map
Shown on an old map by Morden 1695
- river - Hampshire
Period - 1690s-1720s
refce: Morden 1695
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old map
Sea
Shown on an old map by Ogilby 1675
- river - Hampshire
refce: Ogilby 1675 (pl.30)
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table of distances
Shown on an old map by Simmons 1643
- Hamshire
Period - 1630s-40s
refce: Simmons 1643
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old map
Shown on an old map by Speed 1611
- river - Hantshire
refce: Speed 1611
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Shown on an old map by Norden 1607
- river - Hamshire
Period - 1590s-1600s
refce: Norden 1607
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old map
Shown on an old map by Saxton 1575
- river - Southamtoniae
Period - 1575
refce: Saxton 1575
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description
The place is described in text Leland 1535-43

refce: Leland 1535-43
... an Isle bering the name of Portesmuth.
...
The ground is made an isle by this meene: There brekith out an arme of the mayn haven about a 3. miles above Portesmuth, and goith up a 2. miles or more by marisch grounde to a place caullid Portebridge 2. miles from Portesmuth. Then brekith there out a nother creke out of the mayn se or Avant Haven and goith up also to Portebridg, and there is the ground insulatid.

   Old Hampshire Gazetteer - JandMN: 2001