Fratton
| Fratton | |
  Fratton |
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| Population | 15,314 (2011.Ward)[1] |
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| OS grid reference | SU655005 |
| Unitary authority | Portsmouth |
| Ceremonial county | Hampshire |
| Region | South East |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | PORTSMOUTH |
| Postcode district | PO1 |
| Dialling code | 023 |
| Police | Hampshire |
| Fire | Hampshire |
| Ambulance | South Central |
| EU Parliament | South East England |
| UK Parliament | Portsmouth South |
Coordinates: 50°48′03″N 1°04′16″W / 50.8008°N 1.0711°W
Fratton is a residential and formerly industrial area of Portsmouth, in Hampshire, England.[2][3] It consists of mostly Victorian terraced houses, and is typical of the residential areas in the city. In the past it housed a huge railway depot, but this has mostly been dismantled now, making way for a shopping complex and the redevelopment of Portsmouth F.C.'s stadium, Fratton Park.
There is also a modest shopping centre on Fratton Road, called The Bridge Centre, which is dominated by a large Asda supermarket and Various Vacant Units, and in atmosphere reflects the working class roots of the neighbourhood, with local, low-budget shops and cafes. A large Tesco Extra store opened in November 2015, next to Fratton Park.
Fratton is also one of the four railway stations on Portsea Island. Due to its location as the last stop before the main Portsmouth railway station (Portsmouth & Southsea), Fratton has been adopted in naval slang as a euphemism for the withdrawal method of contraception "getting off at Fratton".
History
Goldsmith's Farm and Fratton Common were part of the original small rural village originally called Froddington, the only visible evidence of this being the presence of a public house, "The Froddington Arms" on the western side of Fratton Road. Due to developments during the Industrial age, more of the surrounding land was absorbed by Portsmouth in the 1870s and 1880s, principally by new housing developments.
References
- ↑ "Portsmouth Ward population 2011". Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ↑ Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 196 The Solent & Isle of Wight (Southampton & Portsmouth) (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2015. ISBN 9780319231425.
- ↑ "Ordnance Survey: 1:50,000 Scale Gazetteer" (csv (download)). www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk. Ordnance Survey. 1 January 2016. Retrieved 18 February 2016.