Southampton Water is a tidal estuary north of the Solent and the Isle of Wight in England. The city of Southampton lies at its most northerly point, where the estuaries of the River Test and River Itc
The river Itchen (lower centre) flowing into Southampton Water
Fawley oil refinery from Netley Hospital
Calshot Castle protects the mouth of Southampton Water.
View of Southampton Water by Augustus Wall Callcott, 1815
The River Test is a chalk stream in Hampshire in the south of England. It rises at Ashe near Basingstoke and flows southwards for 40 miles to Southampton Water. Settlements on the Test include the tow
Southampton Water
…tidal estuary north of the Solent and the Isle of Wight in England. The city of Southampton lies at its most northerly point, where the estuaries of the River Test and River Itchen meet. Along its salt marsh-fringed western shores lie the New Forest villages of Dibden, Hythe and Fawley, and the Fawley Refinery…
The Test downstream of Sadler's Mill, Romsey
The Test is tidal in Southampton and is lined with quays