Freemantle

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

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

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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