Boulcott
Boulcott | |
|---|---|
| Country | New Zealand |
| City | Lower Hutt City |
| Population (2006 [1]) | |
| • Total | 2,448 |
| Hospitals | Hutt Hospital, Boulcott Hospital |
| Belmont | Avalon | |
| Tirohanga |
  Boulcott  |
Epuni |
| Lower Hutt CBD |
Boulcott is a central suburb of Lower Hutt City situated in the south of the North Island of New Zealand. The suburb lies about a kilometre north-east of the Lower Hutt CBD.
Boulcott takes its name from Almon Boulcott (1815-1880), who farmed in the area in the 1840s.[2] His father, John Ellerker Boulcott (1784-1855), was a director of the New Zealand Company.[3] Armed conflict took place in the area at Boulcott's Farm in 1846 during the Hutt Valley Campaign.
Two Lower Hutt hospitals; Hutt Hospital and Boulcott Hospital, lie in Boulcott.
As of 2013[update] the oldest house in the area stands in Fry Street. Formerly known as "The Glebe", it served as a local Gentleman's club in the early 20th century.[citation needed]
Education
Boulcott has two schools:
- Boulcott School , a state contributing primary (Year 1–6) school. It has 304 students as of February 2024.[4]
- St Oran's College, a state-integrated Presbyterian girls' Year 7–13 secondary school. It has 507 students as of February 2024.[4]
The nearest state intermediate (Year 7 and 8) schools are Naenae Intermediate School in Avalon to the north-east or Hutt Intermediate School in Woburn to the south. The nearest state secondary (Year 9–13) school is Naenae College in Avalon.
References
- ^ Hutt City Council - 2006 Hutt City Demographic Profile Archived December 27, 2008, at the Wayback Machine Retrieved: 7 January 2009
- ^ Te Ara: The Encyclopaedia of New Zealand - Hutt Valley - central and west Retrieved: 10 January 2009
- ^ Louis E. Ward (1928), Early Wellington, Auckland, Whitcombe and Toombs [1]
- ^ a b "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
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