This area of land on the shore of Langstone Harbour was one of the first of many in Portsmouth to be reclaimed. The area now known as Great Salterns, originally was a huge tidal lake of approximately 1,200 acres, before being reclaimed as early as the 17th century to become a renowned salt manufactury.
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Portsmouth, Hampshire has an extraordinary past. During every era it has been at the forefront of events that have affected the course of not only national but often international history. Alongside this, on a smaller scale, there are the every day stories of the many differing peoples who have spent their lives here and took part in these historic events.
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