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Southampton would have to be named the largest city in the south coast of England and is easily explored with a car rental from Thrifty Car Rental. The city lies roughly in the center of the coast, at the northern-most point where it is joined by the River Test and River Itchen, with the River Hamble joining at the south end of the town.

Southampton is situated roughly halfway between Bournemouth and Portsmouth. The local government is Southampton City Council and the city is a region of the formal county of Hampshire. Southampton has good amount of significant businesses and organizations based in it, such as the University of Southampton, a Ford Transit mill and the docks, which is one of the largest container ports in Europe. They also have first class service for car rental service from Thrifty Car Rental.

The city represents the core of the Greater Southampton area, with a population of 222,000. The city's name is sometimes abbreviated in writing to "So'ton" or "Soton", and a local of Southampton is called a Sotonian.

Southampton's largest retail center is the West Quay Shopping Centre which opened in September 2000 and is home to several High Street shops making it one of the largest shopping centres in the nation.

The best was the West Quay Retail park, with major plans of expansion with several shops, houses, offices, and the HQ for Carnival Cruises and leisure facilities. There are plans to include a casino in the area as well as several high class attractions, when you visit Southampton in your car rental from thrifty Car Rental you should add this shopping centre to your travel plans.

IKEA, is planning to build a massive store in 2008 and overall Southampton is ranked 7th for shopping facilities in the UK. So when you make a trip to Southampton in your car rental from thrifty Car Rental make sure you have plenty of boot space to accommodate your shopping adventures.