UK Town and City Trivia - Portsmouth

Can you guess these facts about the UK city of Portsmouth?

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Ceremonial county in which Portsmouth is located	Hampshire
Island on which the majority of the city is situated	Portsea
Tidal strait separating Portsmouth from the Isle of Wight	The Solent
Town linked to Portsmouth by a frequent, very short ferry ride	Gosport
Designer shopping outlet near the entrance to Portsmouth harbour	Gunwharf Quays
Seaside resort of Portsmouth, having a large open area of common land	Southsea
Mode of transport used to travel between Clarence Pier and Ryde	Hovercraft
Nelson's flagship, now in dry dock in the Royal Naval dockyard	HMS Victory
Large artwork on display in the 'D-Day Story' museum that depicts events of WW2	Overlord Embroidery
170m high observation tower and landmark overlooking the harbour	Spinnaker Tower
Home ground of Portsmouth F.C.	Fratton Park
Island separated from Portsmouth by Langstone Harbour	Hayling Island
Tudor warship raised from the seabed and now preserved in the historic dockyard	Mary Rose
Short motorway spur that links the M27 with the heart of Portsmouth	M275
Writer born in the city, often regarded as the greatest novelist of the Victorian era	Charles Dickens

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