Frankton

Frankton is a central suburb of the city of , . It is the site of the city's passenger railway station, a major industrial-commercial stretch of State Highway 1C, and a commercial shopping area.
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  • Type: Suburb with 7,390 residents
  • Description: suburb of Hamilton, New Zealand
  • Also known as: “Frankton Junction”, “Frankton, Hamilton”, and “Frankton, Waikato”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Hamilton and Seddon Park.

Railway station
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railway station serves the city of in the Waikato region of . It is located in the suburb of Frankton, hence the station's former name Frankton Junction, its name for most of its existence.

Stadium
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is a cricket ground in . It is the fourth-largest cricket ground in the country, and is renowned for its "village green" setting, affording a picnic atmosphere for spectators.

Hotel
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Maeroa and Livingstone.

Suburb
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is a suburb in western in . Originally an outlying suburb, it became part of Hamilton City in 1925 with the second boundary extension.

Quarter
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is a suburb in western in . J , who the suburb is named after, owned and subdivided a large proportion of the area in 1916.

Suburb
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is the westernmost suburb of in . Originally called Frankton West, it was renamed in July 1961 after Thomas . grew rapidly in the 1960s.

Frankton

Latitude
-37.79094° or 37° 47′ 27″ south
Longitude
175.25711° or 175° 15′ 26″ east
Population
7,390
Elevation
48 metres (157 feet)
Named after
Frank Jolly
Open location code
4VJQ6754+JR
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4311073888
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
2190929
Wiki­data ID
Q2026479
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Turkish—“Frankton” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Frankton”
  • French: “Frankton (Hamilton)”
  • French: “Frankton”
  • Malay: “Frankton, Waikato”
  • Malay: “Frankton”
  • Turkish: “Frankton, Hamilton”

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Localities in the Area

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