Everything about Cosham totally explained
Cosham is a northern suburb of
Portsmouth lying within the city boundary but off
Portsea Island. It is mentioned in the
Domesday Book of 1086 along with
Drayton and
Wymering (mainland) and Bocheland (
Buckland), Frodington (
Fratton) and Copenore (
Copnor) on the island.
The name is of
Saxon origin (shown by the -ham suffix) and means "Cossa's homestead". It was predominantly (Coss-am) until the latter half of the 20th century, since when standard usage has become /ˈkɒʃəm/ (Cosh-am). Until the 1920s it was a separate small village surrounded by fields (including on the north end of
Portsea Island).
Extensive suburban growth then expanded around the village and both east and west along the slopes of
Portsdown Hill. It has been for many years a local route centre;
Cosham railway station was also the terminus for City
trams and
trolleybuses from the south and
Portsdown and Horndean Light Railway trams to the north (until 1938). The High Street is a significant local shopping centre. Few traces of the original village now remain; the oldest houses (Chalk Cottage of 1777 and Mile Stone Cottages of 1793) were demolished in the
1960's and replaced by a car park, but the old milepost showing mileage to
London,
Petersfield and
Portsmouth remains. The interior of St Philip's Church (1938) in Highbury is cited as a fine example of
Ninian Comper's work.
Cosham is also home to the UK headquarters of
IBM UK Ltd. The site known as 'North Harbour' was built in the 70's, the location being selected due to the job cuts by the
Royal Navy during the time.
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