| Baffins | |
|---|---|
| Suburb | |
 Baffins Pond | |
| Population | 15,121 (2011 Census. Baffins Ward)[1] |
| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| 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 |
| UK Parliament | |
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.
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.
- ^ "Portsmouth Ward population 2011". Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- ^ Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 196 The Solent & Isle of Wight (Southampton & Portsmouth) (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2015. ISBN 9780319231425.
- ^ "Ordnance Survey: 1:50,000 Scale Gazetteer" (csv (download)). www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk. Ordnance Survey. 1 January 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
- ^ "Ordnance Survey Drawings: Portsmouth (OSD 75-3)".