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Market town in Hampshire, England
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Fareham is a town in Hampshire, approximately half-way between the cities of Portsmouth and Southampton, The town has been linked with brick making, notably, the production of the 'Fareham Reds', examples of the bricks in use on the Royal Albert Hall, in London and iron forging from the ironmaster, named Henry Cort.
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The castle's keep was built in Norman times (largely from recycled Roman brick) and extensive late Roman structures remain although ruinous. The castle is well sign posted, and served by regular buses, Portchester rail station is a 10-min walk north.
Eclectic menu of Italian regional dishes in a chic 18th-century room with beams and flagstones.
Classic coaching inn dating from 1736, with polished bedrooms and a long pub-style menu.
Fareham is well served by the major road and rail networks. The M27 motorway passes around the northern edge of Fareham, and is the main traffic artery into the area.
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Fareham has a few dedicated cycle routes; they are not particularly well linked but cyclists should not have a problem navigating the town centre.
By bus
Bus transport in the town is provided by First Hampshire & Dorset, which runs nearly all bus routes in the area. Services run as far as Winchester.
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