Hurdon
Hurdon | |
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Country | New Zealand |
City | New Plymouth |
Population (2006) | |
• Total | 1,503 |
Marfell | Westown | Frankleigh Park |
Whalers Gate |
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Ferndale |
Hurdon is a suburb of New Plymouth, in the western North Island of New Zealand. It is located to the southwest of the city centre.[1]
The population of the "Upper Westown" area, which is largely the same area as the suburb, was 1,503 in the 2006 Census, an increase of 60 from 2001.[2]
An early settler of the area was Peter Elliot, who arrived on the Amelia Thompson in 1841. He established the first dairy in New Plymouth, which he called Hurdon. A school was established in his barn in 1853.[3]
Education
Frankley School is a coeducational contributing primary (years 1-6) school with a decile rating of 10 and a roll of 250.[4] The school started as Frankley Road School in 1878. A new two-room school replaced it in 1910. The school moved to its current site in 1969.[3]
Notes
- ^ North Island Provincial Town Maps (5th ed.). Wises Maps. p. 92.
- ^ Quickstats about Upper Westown
- ^ a b "Our History - Three Phases of Frankley School and Key events". Frankley School. Archived from the original on 2008-10-14.
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