Freemantle

Freemantle is a suburb and electoral ward in Southampton, England.

This article is about Southampton suburb. For people with the surname, see Freemantle (surname). For other uses, see Fremantle (disambiguation).

Freemantle
Christ Church, Freemantle
Freemantle
Location within Southampton
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townSOUTHAMPTON
Postcode districtSO15
Dialling code023
PoliceHampshire and Isle of Wight
FireHampshire and Isle of Wight
AmbulanceSouth Central
UK Parliament

There are similarly named places in Hampshire: notably Henry II's hunting lodge in Kingsclere; an area near Hannington; and Freemantle Common in Bitterne. These were formerly thought to be French names meaning "cold cloak", but are now known to derive from the word fromental, meaning a wheat-field.

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