lˈændpoːɹt æz ɐ ɹˌɛzᵻdˈɛnʃəl sˈɛɾəlmənt bɪɡˈæn ɪnðə lˈeɪt ˈeɪtiːnθ sˈɛntʃɚɹi æz ɐn ˌoʊvɚspˈɪl fɹʌmðə kənfˈaɪnz ʌvðɪ ˈoʊld pˈoːɹtsməθ dᵻfˈɛnsɪv fˌɔːɹɾɪfɪkˈeɪʃənz ænd kəmˈɛnst wɪð ɐ sˈɪɹiz ʌv hˈoʊmz ɔnðə ɹˈoʊd fɹʌm lˈændpoːɹt ɡˈeɪt tə ðə vˈɪlɪdʒ ʌv kˈɪŋstən.
Landport as a residential settlement began in the late eighteenth century as an overspill from the confines of the Old Portsmouth defensive fortifications and commenced with a series of homes on the road from Landport Gate to the village of Kingston.