Hampton, Victoria
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Hampton is a suburb in
Hampton is located in Southeast Melbourne, wedged between the suburbs of Brighton and Sandringham. Hampton has a shopping centre along the main road, Hampton Street, with more than 50 cafes and restaurants plus numerous fashion boutiques.
History
Hampton, like
The population continued to grow at the start of the new century, with war commission homes being built for returned WW1 soldiers. Rapid development occurred in the 1930s when the market gardens were subdivided, and today Hampton is part of Melbourne's suburban sprawl. In 1957 Hampton North Post Office opened near South Road.[3]
The railway station (which is on the Sandringham Line) remains, although not the original building.
Sport
The major football club in Hampton is the Hampton Rovers AFL Football Club who compete in the Victorian Amateur Football Association and SMJFL with a total of 22 teams.
The suburb also has a football team competing in the
The main cricket club in the suburb is the Hampton Cricket Club which has teams in both turf and synthetic competitions. The club has both senior and junior teams.
The Hampton Junior Soccer Club[5] caters for boys and girls from U7s to U18s.
The Hampton Angling club is located on the foreshore close to Australasian snapper fishing.
Notable residents
- Zoe Daniel (born 1972/1973) former ABC journalist and Member for Goldstein
- Sir Bernard Evans (1905–1981) architect, army officer and Lord Mayor of Melbourne
- Stanislaw Halpern (1919–1969) artist
- Edward Laurie (1912–1989) barrister, soldier and political activist
- Frank Sedgman (born 1927) retired world No. 1 tennis player
- Hugh Simpson (1894–1968) farmer and administrator
- Professor Ron McCallum (born 1948) legal academic
See also
- City of Sandringham – Hampton was previously within this former local government area.
- Hampton railway station, Melbourne
References
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Hampton (Vic.) (Suburbs and Localities)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
- ^ Hampton Vic PostCodes Australia
- ^ a b Phoenix Auctions History, Post Office List, retrieved 2 February 2021
- ^ Full Point Footy, Southern Football League, archived from the original on 1 January 2009, retrieved 21 October 2008
- ^ Welcome to Hampton Junior Soccer Club Hampton Soccer Club