A TIMELINE OF PORTCHESTER HISTORY
By Tim Lambert
Late 3rd Century The Romans build a fort at Portchester
407 AD The Roman army leaves Britain. The fort at Portchester has probably been abandoned some time before this date.
Late 3rd Century The Romans build a fort at Portchester
407 AD The Roman army leaves Britain. They probably abandoned the fort at Portchester some time before this date.
c 500 AD The Saxons land in Southeast Hampshire and they build a village at Portchester
10th Century The Saxons create a network of forts called burhs. Portchester castle is made a burh.
c 1120 King Henry I builds a castle within the walls of the old Roman fort
c 1128 A church dedicated to St Mary is built within the walls of the fort
1294 Portchester is given the right to hold weekly markets and an annual fair
Early 17th Century The markets in Portchester die out
1660s Portchester Castle is used to house Dutch prisoners of war
1793-1814 Portchester Castle is used to house French prisoners of war
1840 An industry making clay pipes begins in Portchester
1848 Portchester Railway Station is built
1873 Castle Street School is built
1911 Portchester has a population of less than 1,000
1920-22 Newtown is built and the population of Portchester begins to rise rapidly
1958 Portchester Crematorium opens
1962 Wicor Primary School is built
1963 Northern Primary School opens
1966 Portchester Community Centre opens
1975 The population of Portchester reaches 18,000. Portchester Precinct is created.
1979Red Barn School opens
1984 A new library opens
2002 Portchester Parish Hall opens
2003 Portchester Business Centre opens