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Fareham

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Fareham
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County
Hampshire
Forward Destination on
M27
Next Primary Destinations
Portsmouth • Southampton
Other Nearby Primary Destinations
Alton
Other Nearby Destinations
Gosport
Places related to the M27

Fareham is a town in Hampshire, between Southampton and Portsmouth near to the M27.

History

Fareham is built on the A27 and A32, both historic turnpike routes. Several hotels now exist as former coaching inns. Both these roads are wide and would have allowed for three rows of on-street parking. In the 1910s there was also a tramway running from the railway station to the west of the town, to Gosport, along the A32. The split at the bottom of the High Street was once a key market point.

With growing car dependence, delivery lorries increasing in size and frequency and more people trying to access the town centre on foot, in the 1970s the town's road network changed significantly. By now sections of the A27 and A32 on the outskirts of the town were already being dualled, and the M27 was being planned. The first major change was the A27 being moved on to Western and Eastern Way to bypass the town centre, allowing the centremost section of West Street to be pedestrianised, although this didn't happen for several years. The A32 along Quay Street was narrow and consequently diverted on to the new bypass via East Street, although this actually created a much longer route. This was probably done in anticipation of a future bypass for the A32.

The opening of Fareham Shopping Centre, the first phase of which was in 1975, was a key development in the transport history; firstly because it took over many local roads which connected to West Street, restricting traffic flow. The second reason is because it was the first of its kind in Hampshire and it generated a lot of interest. The two multi-storey car parks (Osborn Road and Civic Way) could not be accessed from the new dual carriageways, resulting in congestion. The importance of the development can still be seen in the entrance to the Osborn Road Car Park, which is much wider than the road it fronts on to. The car park itself is much larger than today's demand requires. The Civic Way car park has since been re-built, but evidence that these were once the main focal points in the town can still be seen in the road layouts leading up to them (including the strange TOTSO on the High Street and unnecessary queueing lane on Osborn Road).

Around this time a one-way system was introduced around Trinity Street to increase the capacity of the remaining town centre streets and also reduce the number of people taking shortcuts through the town centre.

The completion of the shopping centre in 1981 coincided with the opening of the A32 Wallington Way, which moved the A32 away from the High Street, and also allowed for more industrial development around Wallington. It didn't actually reduce shopping centre congestion (the opening of rival shopping centres in Portsmouth and Southampton did that), but it took some of the movements out of the town centre.

Meanwhile, by the time the shopping centre had been completed, the town centre had been pedestrianised. This required the closure of Portland Street - built in the 1920s to open up a commercial and housing area between West Street and Gosport Road. Initially, the road was made one-way, with Hartlands Road now taking the bulk of traffic and keeping it away from the shopping precinct. Buildings in Portland Street were demolished to make way for car parking, and by 1989 the majority of the road was closed, and could only be used to access car parks. The southernmost end of the road - which only serves to connect to Hartlands Road - was dualled and only a few buildings survive.

With this, the bus station also had to move from West Street to an area formerly occupied by Portland Street, although for years it only had terrapin huts. This was improved as part of further car park improvements in 2005, when this area was re-developed and the original alignment of Portland Street was lost completely under a retail development, although Harper Way now takes a similar route.

Future

Further town centre assessments have identified traffic problems but proposed few changes. Various plans have been made to further pedestrianise the town centre and close several roads. Making Trinity Street two-way has also been suggested. The majority of the town's future plans focus on future housing development, particularly the realignment of the A32 so that it crosses the M27 at J11 rather than J10. The road under J10 would then be opened to buses only, the spirit of many of the town's plans.

Fareham is currently the centrepiece of Hampshire County Council's bus rapid transit scheme, so bus priority is set to feature in many of the plans.

Route Lists

Route To Notes

M27

The WEST, Southampton

M27

Portsmouth, Brighton Final access via M275

A27

Sarisbury, Titchfield

A27

Portchester

A32

Gosport

A32

Alton, Wickham

Named Junctions

Image Name Classified Road(s) Grid Reference More Info Map
Photo-required.png Botley Road Roundabout A27, A3051, U483 SU518081
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A32 Fareham snow 1.jpg Broadcut Roundabout A32, U495 SU582067
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Photo-required.png Broadway Roundabout A32, A3222 SU577082
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Photo-required.png Brook Lane Roundabout A27, C370 SU513083
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Photo-required.png Cartwright Drive Roundabout U487, U189 SU536074
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Photo-required.png Castle Street Roundabout A27, C372, U499, W499 SU618056
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Photo-required.png Clock Tower Roundabout C363, U481, U485 SU493062
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Photo-required.png Condor Avenue Roundabout A27, U497, U499 SU598059
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Photo-required.png Cornaway Lane Roundabout A27, U497, U499 SU607057
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A27 Delme ADS.jpg Delme Roundabout A27, A32, C366, U495, U499 SU585063
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Photo-required.png Headland Drive Roundabout C370, U483 SU511078
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Photo-required.png High Street Roundabout SU575081 Originally called Garden and Community Roundabout.
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Photo-required.png Locks Road Roundabout U483 SU514073
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Photo-required.png Longfield Avenue Roundabout B3385, C361, U491 SU573046
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Photo-required.png Mays Lane Roundabout B3334, U491 SU554033
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Small roundabout on the A32 - Geograph - 1364064.jpg Mill Road Roundabout A32, U499 SU577056
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Photo-required.png North Hill Roundabout A32, C366 SU576076
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Photo-required.png Old Manor Gardens Roundabout U495 SU582067
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Photo-required.png Peak Lane Roundabout C361, U491 SU556054
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Photo-required.png Peel Common Roundabout B3334, B3385 SU571026
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Photo-required.png Peters Road Roundabout C370, U483 SU504071
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A27 Quay Street rbt 2.jpg Quay Street Roundabout A27, A32, C366, U499 SU578060
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Photo-required.png Red Lion Roundabout B3334, C360, U485 SU555030
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M27 J10 opening.jpg Roche Court Interchange M27, A32 SU575078
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Photo-required.png St. Margarets Roundabout A27, C363, U483, U487 SU533064
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A27 Segensworth Roundabout - Coppermine - 11095.JPG Segensworth Roundabout A27, U479, U483, U487 SU524080 Spur to become A3051
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Photo-required.png Segensworth West Roundabout A27, U479 SU520080
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Photo-required.png South Street Roundabout U483 SU539055
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Photo-required.png Speedfields Roundabout B3385, U491 SU573042
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Photo-required.png Station Roundabout A27, C366, U491 SU570062
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Photo-required.png The Meadow Roundabout M27 SU571078
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View from The Avenue (1982) - Geograph - 1932496.jpg Titchfield Gyratory A27, B3334, U483 SU543060
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M27 J11 before opening.jpg Wallington Interchange M27, A27, C364 SU592071
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Photo-required.png Warsash Road Roundabout C363, U483 SU530062
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Photo-required.png Welborne Approach Roundabout SU572081 Originally called Landscape and Garden Roundabout.
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Photo-required.png West Street Roundabout A27, U499 SU615055 Not to be confused with Station Roundabout on West Street.
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Photo-required.png Westlands Grove Roundabout U499 SU610053
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Photo-required.png Wickham Road Roundabout A32, C366, U489 SU581067
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