Egmont Village
Egmont Village | |
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  Egmont Village | |
| Coordinates: 39°8′44″S 174°8′42″E / 39.14556°S 174.14500°E | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Region | Taranaki |
| District | New Plymouth District |
| Population (2013) | |
• Total | 594 |
Egmont Village is a settlement in Taranaki, New Zealand. State Highway 3 runs through it. New Plymouth is 12 km to the north-west, and Inglewood is 6 km to the south-east. Waiwhakaiho River and Mangaoraka Stream flow past to the west and east, respectively.[1][2] The population of Egmont Village and its hinterland was 594 in the 2013 census, an increase of 111 from 2006.[3]
Education
Egmont Village School is a coeducational full primary (years 1-8) school with a decile rating of 9 and a roll of over 100.[4] The school was founded in 1877.[5] The school is the location of the Egmont Village Blockhouse, a defensive building set up in 1868, due to settlers' fears during Tītokowaru's War.[6]
Further reading
General historical works
- McKercher, Cheryl; Holland, Ann (c. 2005). Egmont Village: 125 years. Inglewood, [N.Z.]: C. McKercher & A. Holland in association with Villa Photographic and Polygraphia. ISBN 1-877332-28-3. OCLC 156731978.
School
- "Egmont Village School: 81st jubilee, 1877-1958". Egmont Village, [N.Z.]: Egmont Village School Jubilee Committee. 1958.
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- "Egmont Village School: 81st jubilee, 1877-1958". Egmont Village, [N.Z.]: Egmont Village School Jubilee Committee. 1958.
- Marsh, Bill (1977). "Egmont Village School centennial 1877-1977". Egmont Village, [N.Z.] : Stratford, [N.Z.]: The Centennial Committee ; Stratford Press.
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- Marsh, Bill (1977). "Egmont Village School centennial 1877-1977". Egmont Village, [N.Z.] : Stratford, [N.Z.]: The Centennial Committee ; Stratford Press.
References
- ^ Peter Dowling (editor) (2004). Reed New Zealand Atlas. Reed Books. pp. map 34. ISBN 0-7900-0952-8.
{{cite book}}:|author=has generic name (help) - ^ Roger Smith, GeographX (2005). The Geographic Atlas of New Zealand. Robbie Burton. pp. map 85. ISBN 1-877333-20-4.
- ^ 2013 Census QuickStats about a place : Egmont Village
- ^ "Te Kete Ipurangi - Egmont Village School". Ministry of Education.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Marsh, Bill (1977). Egmont Village School centennial 1877-1977.
- ^ Prickett, Nigel (1999). "BRITISH ARMY AND COLONIAL FORTIFICATIONS IN NORTH TARANAKI, 1865-69". Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum. 36: 5–58. ISSN 1174-9202.
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