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Where is Southampton, England?
Southampton lies on the southern coast of England.

Southampton lies on the southern coast of England. It takes about 1 hour to go to London by train and to France and other European countries by boat. Ocean Village Wharf often hosts international sailing events. There are also many cinemas, two theaters, several concert halls, many galleries and the largest shopping center in the southern region.

Southampton University, one of the top 100 universities in the world, is a member of the Russell University Group of the British Ivy League and a member of the World University Alliance. Founded in 1862, formerly Hartley College, 1952 was officially authorized by the royal family to become a university, and 1996 was incorporated into winchester school of art, the most famous art school in Britain.

Since its establishment, Southampton University has cultivated many celebrities, including John Hyde who participated in the design of Intel Pentium processor, and Christopher Pisarri, the Nobel Prize winner. Tim Berners Lee, the "father of the Internet", is now a professor at the School of Computer Science.

Southampton University ranks14/15qs in the world university rankings, and Britain ranks 17, ranking 94th in the world. 20 14 12 18, the official REF ranking of British universities' scientific research strength (original by RAE) published every seven years in the UK, and the University of Southampton ranks 1 1 in the UK.

Southampton is located in the southern coastal area of England, about 80 miles from London, an hour's drive, and an hour's drive from Heathrow Airport. Southampton is a prosperous and very modern city, but there are also walls built in the Middle Ages and buildings built in AD 1200.

It shows that this is an ancient city with a long history. Southampton is close to New Forest and Winchester, the ancient capital of England. It is convenient to go to many ports in Europe by boat from here. The city also has good shopping and sports facilities.