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Fratton
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The Froddington Arms, Fratton
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Fratton
Location within Hampshire
Population15,314 (2011 Census. Fratton Ward) [1]
OS grid reference SU655005
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town PORTSMOUTH
Postcode district PO1
Dialling code 023
Police Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Fire Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Ambulance South Central
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Hampshire
50°48′03″N1°04′16″W / 50.8008°N 1.0711°W / 50.8008; -1.0711

Fratton is a residential and formerly industrial area of Portsmouth in Hampshire, England. [2] Victorian style terraced houses are dominant in the area, typical of most residential areas of Portsmouth. Fratton has many discount shops and "greasy spoon" cafes, as well as the Bridge Centre shopping centre containing an Asda.

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History

The name Fratton was once Froddington, a Saxon name which originally meant "Frodda's Farm" or "Frodda's village". A pub on Fratton Road is still named "The Froddington Arms". [3]

There is a commemorative plaque by the petrol station near Fratton Asda, marking where a bomb shelter was hit by a bomb on 10 January 1941, killing 80 people. [4]

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. Froddington was one of the three small settlements on Portsea Island mentioned in the Domesday Book. 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.

Politics

In the UK Parliament, Fratton is represented as part of the Portsmouth South constituency. Since 2017, Stephen Morgan of the Labour Party has been the member of parliament for Portsmouth South.

In local government, Fratton is a Portsmouth City Council ward. It was formed for the 2002 Portsmouth City Council election as the successor to the pre-2002 Fratton ward.

ElectionCouncillorCouncillorCouncillor
2002 Mike Hancock (Lib Dem)Philip Shaddock (Lib Dem)Eleanor Scott (Lib Dem)
2003 Mike Hancock (Lib Dem)Philip Shaddock (Lib Dem)Eleanor Scott (Lib Dem)
2004 Mike Hancock (Lib Dem)Philip Shaddock (Lib Dem)Eleanor Scott (Lib Dem)
2006 Mike Hancock (Lib Dem)Philip Shaddock (Lib Dem)Eleanor Scott (Lib Dem)
2007 Mike Hancock (Lib Dem)Philip Shaddock (Lib Dem)Eleanor Scott (Lib Dem)
2008 Mike Hancock (Lib Dem)David Fuller (Lib Dem)Eleanor Scott (Lib Dem)
2010 Mike Hancock (Lib Dem)David Fuller (Con)Eleanor Scott (Lib Dem)
2011 Mike Hancock (Lib Dem)David Fuller (Con)Eleanor Scott (Lib Dem)
2012 Mike Hancock (Lib Dem)David Fuller (Lib Dem)Eleanor Scott (Lib Dem)
2014 Julie Swan (UKIP)David Fuller (Lib Dem)Eleanor Scott (Lib Dem)
2015 Julie Swan (UKIP)David Fuller (Lib Dem)Dave Ashmore (Lib Dem)
2016 Julie Swan (UKIP)David Fuller (Lib Dem)Dave Ashmore (Lib Dem)
2018 Tom Coles (Labour)David Fuller (Lib Dem)Dave Ashmore (Lib Dem)
2019 Tom Coles (Labour)David Fuller (Lib Dem)Dave Ashmore (Lib Dem)

  indicates seat up for election.

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