North End is a mainly residential neighbourhood in the middle of
Portsea Island
Portsea Island is a flat and low-lying natural island in area, just off the southern coast of Hampshire in England. Portsea Island contains the majority of the city of Portsmouth.
Portsea Island has the third-largest population of all th ...
in
Portsmouth
Portsmouth ( ) is a port and city in the ceremonial county of Hampshire in southern England. The city of Portsmouth has been a unitary authority since 1 April 1997 and is administered by Portsmouth City Council.
Portsmouth is the most dens ...
, England. It developed rapidly after a horse-drawn
tram
A tram (called a streetcar or trolley in North America) is a rail vehicle that travels on tramway tracks on public urban streets; some include segments on segregated right-of-way. The tramlines or networks operated as public transport are ...
route was opened between Portsmouth and
Cosham
Cosham ( or ) 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 Co ...
. The area is composed of mainly late
Victorian to early 20th-century buildings. It is bounded to the west by
Stamshaw, to the south by
Buckland and
Kingston, to the east by
Copnor
Copnor is an area of Portsmouth, England, located on the eastern side of Portsea Island. The population of Copnor Ward at the 2011 Census was 13,608. As Copenore, it was one of the three villages listed as being on Portsea Island in the Domesda ...
and by
Hilsea
Hilsea is a district of the city of Portsmouth in the English county of Hampshire. Hilsea is home to one of Portsmouth's main sports and leisure facilities – the Mountbatten centre. Trafalgar School, Portsmouth, Trafalgar School (formerly the Ci ...
to the north.
Name
North End's name is derived from its origin as a northern expansion of the (then) village of
Kingston, forming the "northern end" of Kingston.
Shopping, leisure and recreation
* North End continues to support a wide range of small traders, supermarkets and other retailers, as well as a variety of pubs and budget fast food outlets.
* The Odeon cinema, opened in the 1930s and built in the Art Deco style, was a prominent local landmark until its closure in January 2008. The building was designed by Andrew Mather.
The auditorium buildings have remained intact, although in extremely poor condition. The foyer of the building was then used as an OJ's Discount Store in December 2008, and later a
Sainsbury's Local
Sainsbury's Local (a trading name of Sainsbury's Supermarkets Ltd) is a chain of 770 convenience shops operated by the UK's second largest supermarket chain Sainsbury's.
History
In 1998, Sainsbury's piloted its first Local shop in Hammersmith ...
in December 2012 until its closure in 2020. A Polish Supermarket now accompanies the space.
* A public library operates near the junction of North End with Gladys Avenue.
Churches
There are two main Anglican churches in the area:
St Mark, Portsea which is sited in Derby Road just off the main London Road shopping centre. The church stood from 1874 to 1970 on the corner of London Road with Derby Road, before being rebuilt in the late 1960s at its present site in Derby Road opposite the former site.
*The Church of the Ascension in Stubbington Avenue, which was carved out of the old St Mark's Parish. The worship at this church is high Anglican.
There is also a Roman Catholic church on Gladys Avenue
Corpus Christi
References
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Areas of Portsmouth