Fareham, a market town of Hampshire, England, a station on the Southwestern railway, on slightly elevated ground, at the head of a short arm of the sea, 5 m. N. W. of Portsmouth; pop. in 1871, 7.023. It contains a handsome parish church, and Independent and Wesleyan Methodist churches, free schools, and a hall for a philosophical institution. Ship building was once actively carried on, but has declined. Earthenware, bricks, and terra cotta are manufactured in large quantities, and the latter is largely exported. There is also a considerable trade in grain, canvas, rope, and timber. Fareham is a resort for sea bathing.