Freemantle

Freemantle
Christ Church, Freemantle
Freemantle shown within Greater Southampton
Unitary authority	Southampton
Ceremonial county	Hampshire
Region	South East
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	SOUTHAMPTON
Postcode district	SO15
Dialling code	023
Police	Hampshire
Fire	Hampshire
Ambulance	South Central
UK Parliament	Southampton Test
European Parliament	South East England
List of places: UK • England • Hampshire

Coordinates: 50°54′42″N 1°25′35″W / 50.9117, -1.4265

Freemantle is a suburb in Southampton, UK. Origins of the name are uncertain, but there are similarly named places in Hampshire, notably a suburb of Hannington and Freemantle Common in Bitterne. The name of the Hannington suburb is thought to have come from "Frigidum Mantellum", the Latinised form of a French name meaning "cold cloak".^[1]

History

Freemantle was originally a large house and estate within the parish of Millbrook and before that was a farm house and land within that same parish. In 1851 it was deemed a separate parish, although some sources still refer to Freemantle as being part of Millbrook.^[2] The Freemantle House and Estate was sold by its last owner, Sir George Henry Hewett in 1852, and was bought by Sampson Payne, a local property developer. He disposed of the land in smaller parcels ranging in value from £20 to £100 to various property developers and building societies. Within a short time, he had also intersected the park by nearly twenty roads. Freemantle began to be built up in the 1850s and is still mostly small Victorian semi detached and terraced houses. The school was built in 1857 and the Church was completed in 1865.

Freemantle Common

Rather confusingly perhaps, there is also a Freemantle Common in Southampton, although this is a considerable distance from Freemantle itself, in the suburb of Bitterne.

References

External links

• Freemantle Local History
• A map of Freemantle