Portall, W. Esq. [100]. (see [Laverstock House])
Porter, —— Esq. [116]. (see [Rockbere House])
Portman, E. B. Esq. [107]. (see [Brianston])
Portsmouth, Earl of, [100]. (see [Hurstbourn Park])
Portswood, [79], [221], the seat of Lady Kingston. The house is a handsome building, which, from its situation on an eminence, commands fine views of the surrounding scenery, beautifully diversified with wooded meadows rising in the agreeable variety of hill and dale, among which the river Itchen, and the Southampton water, forming a spacious lake in the front of the mansion, are the most striking features. The pleasure grounds are laid out with great taste, and the shrubberies are extensive.
The house, externally, has an elegant appearance; and the interior is commodious, ornamented in a style of chaste simplicity, enriched with some fine paintings.
Powlett, G. Esq. [159]. (see [Amport Park])
Priory, the, [47], the seat of Lord Somers. This is a large house, formerly a priory, beautified with plantations, and a large sheet of water, and surrounded with hills, which render the prospect very romantic.
Prospect Hill, [178].
Purbrook Park, [32], [214], the seat of Lord Keith. The mansion is a handsome building, with detached wings and offices, advantageously situated in a spacious park.