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Baffins
Suburb in England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Baffins is an administrative district of Portsmouth, England, located on the eastern side of Portsea Island.[2][3] The district is mainly composed of 1930s housing. The population of the Baffins ward at the 2011 Census was 15,121.
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Baffins | |
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Suburb | |
![]() Baffins Pond | |
Population | 15,121 (2011 Census. Baffins Ward)[1] |
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Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | PORTSMOUTH |
Postcode district | PO3 |
Dialling code | 023 |
Police | Hampshire and Isle of Wight |
Fire | Hampshire and Isle of Wight |
Ambulance | South Central |
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Before the area became developed for housing, it had been occupied by a farm of the same name. This farm (known as Bavins Farm[4]) had a history stretching back to the 12th century. The only surviving remnant of the rural past is Baffins Pond and the adjoining Tangier Field - a large open space between Baffins Pond and Portsmouth College at the eastern end of the field.