Hampton Road is the main road entering the
City of Fremantle
The City of Fremantle is a local government area in the south of Perth, Western Australia. The City covers an area of , and lies about southwest of the Perth central business district.
History
The City of Fremantle is named after Charles Frem ...
from the south. It is named after
John Stephen Hampton, the
Governor of Western Australia
The governor of Western Australia is the representative in Western Australia of the monarch of Australia, currently King Charles III. As with the other governors of the Australian states, the governor of Western Australia performs constitutional ...
from 1862 to 1868.
It continues into
Ord Street at the north east corner of
Fremantle Prison
Fremantle Prison, sometimes referred to as Fremantle Gaol or Fremantle Jail, is a former Australian prison and World Heritage Site in Fremantle, Western Australia. The site includes the prison cellblocks, gatehouse, perimeter walls, cottage ...
at Knutsford Street.
Heritage buildings and operations in historical properties occur along the length of the road; they include the Fremantle Children's Literature Centre, Hampton Road reserve, Bundi Kudja, and St Pauls Anglican Church in Beaconsfield.
At the
Cockburn Road and
Rockingham Road
Rockingham Road was a football stadium in Kettering, Northamptonshire, England. It was home to Kettering Town F.C. from 1897 until 2011.
At the time of its closure, the ground had a capacity of 6,264, of which 1,800 was seated.
In September 20 ...
intersection, which forms the southern terminus of the road, traffic bound for Fremantle arrives from
Spearwood and
Kwinana further south, and is brought through a high-density residential area, and past
Fremantle Hospital
Fremantle Hospital is an Australian public hospital situated on South Terrace in central Fremantle, southwest of Perth, Western Australia.
It was formerly the major hospital in its region; however, with the opening of Fiona Stanley Hospital ...
and Fremantle Prison, two of Fremantle's landmarks.
Major intersections
All intersections below are controlled by traffic signals unless otherwise indicated.
References
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Streets in Fremantle
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