a village of the county of Hants and in the hundred of Portdown. It is on the north side of Portsmouth harbour, and is remarkable for its extensive and ancient castle, in which, during the war, some thousands of French prisoners were confined. The walls inclose a square of four acres. It formerly belonged to the crown, and was settled by Edward IV. on his queen Margaret. It is now private property, and during the war was rented by the government, and converted into a prison. Since the peace, the population has somewhat declined, having been in 1801, 917; in 1811, 818; in 1821, 757; and in 1831, 739.