Hampshire (, ; abbreviated Hants) is a county on the southern coast of England in the United Kingdom. The county town of Hampshire is Winchester, the former capital city of England. Hampshire is the most populous ceremonial county in the United Kingdom (excluding the metropolitan counties) with almost half of the county's population living within the South Hampshire conurbation which includes the cities of Southampton and Portsmouth. The larger South Hampshire metropolitan area has a population of 1,547,000. Hampshire is notable for housing the birthplaces of the Royal Navy, British Army, and Royal Air Force. It is bordered by Dorset to the west, Wiltshire to the north-west, Berkshire to the north, Surrey to the north-east, and West Sussex to the east. The southern boundary is the coastline of the English Channel and the Solent, facing the Isle of Wight.

Hampshire is the largest county in South East England and remains the third largest shire county in the United Kingdom despite losing more land than any other English county in all contemporary boundary changes. At its greatest size in 1890, Hampshire was the fifth-largest county in England. It now has an overall area of , and measures about eastwest and northsouth.

Hampshire's tourist attractions include many seaside resorts and two national parks: the New Forest and the South Downs (together covering some 45% of the county). Hampshire has a long maritime history, and two of Europe's largest ports, Portsmouth and Southampton, lie on its coast. The county is famed as home of writers Jane Austen and Charles Dickens, as well as the birthplace of engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel.

1. how many different types of tourist attractions are listed ?
2. what are the national parks called?
3. what's the short version of the name?
4. and which coast is it on?
5. is it in Scotland
6. It's the third largest what ?
7. what covers 45% of it's area?
8. What town is the old English capital?
9. how many military organisations started here?
10. has it got smaller over time?
11. what was the cause?
12. which 2 big ports are here?
13. what counties border it?
14. when was Hampshire at it's largest?
15. how many famous people lived here?
16. what work did Brunel do?
17. which sea faces the ISle of Wight?
18. in 1890 was it the largest county in England?
19. What type of history does the county have?
20. what do half the people live within?

Numbered answers:
1. Two
2. the New Forest and the South Downs
3. Hants
4. southern
5. No
6. shire county
7. the two national parks
8. Winchester
9. Three
10. yes
11. contemporary boundary changes
12. Portsmouth and Southampton
13. Dorset , Wiltshire, Berkshire, Surrey, and West Sussex
14. 1890
15. home to 2 and birthplace of 1
16. engineering
17. English Channel and the Solent
18. no
19. maritime
20. the South Hampshire conurbation