Fratton

Fratton
Fratton  Fratton shown within Hampshire
Population	15,314 (2011.Ward)[1]
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
List of places UK England Hampshire

Coordinates: 50°48′03″N 1°04′16″W / 50.8008°N 1.0711°W / 50.8008; -1.0711

Fratton is a residential and formerly industrial area of Portsmouth, Hampshire. 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.

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