Lee-on-the-Solent lies 4 miles west of Portsmouth, the area was known as La Ligh in the 13th century and Lye in the C15th. It is not to be found in the Domesday Book, but was held by Count Alan of Brittany some time after the Conquest. The manor passed through several hands until 1540 when Sir Thomas Wriothesley was in dispute with a Walter Chandler, Walter complained to the Privy Council that Sit Thomas had taken the manor without paying for it. The Council heard the complaint and found it to be wholly unfounded and Chandler was ordered to make an apology and pay restitution (no surprise really, Sir Thomas was Henry VIII`s Chancellor!) The modern town of Lee-on-the-Solent sprang from the development of the area by Charles Robinson and his father John who between 1884 & 1894 established a holiday resort on the banks of the Solent. They layed out Marine Parade, a Pier and several large red bricked villas; the railway arrived in 1894 although the line closed in 1931. In 1935 the Lee Tower, an Art Deco complex, was built complete with cinema, ballroom restaurant and a 120 foot tower with a viewing platform. The foreign holiday boom of the 1960`s/70`s saw a gradual decline in the towns fortunes; the pier was demolished in 1958 and the tower in 1971. However, the area has picked itself up over the last decade thanks largely to the "Gray Pound", several developments have been built mainly retirement homes and flats. There is a thriving Sailing Club with a club house commanding fine views across the Solent to the Isle of Wight or sit and enjoy a Sundowner whilst watching the ships and boats travel to and from Southampton.
Dentist
Kea Family Dental Health Centre
Doctor
Golf Club
Pub and Bar
Bun Penny
Inn By The Sea
The Old Ship
Wyvern
Solicitor
Taxi
Sports Clubs
Lee on the Solent Sailing Club (Sailing)
Lee-on-the-Solent Tennis & Squash Club (Tennis)
Places to Stay near Lee On The Solent
Leeward House Guest House (0.19 miles)
The Manor Hotel (2.13 miles)
Windbrake House (2.30 miles)
Alverbank Country House Hotel (2.84 miles)
Acorn Lodge B&B (3.20 miles)
TravelRest - Fareham (3.51 miles)
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Red Lion Hotel (3.66 miles)
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Holiday Inn Fareham Solent (4.07 miles)
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Keppels Head Hotel (4.22 miles)
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The Royal Maritime Club (4.28 miles)
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