Vauxhall, Auckland

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Vauxhall
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Looking east from Mount Victoria towards Rangitoto Island.
Vauxhall, Auckland
Coordinates: 36°49′14″S174°48′18″E / 36.8206364°S 174.8051081°E / -36.8206364; 174.8051081 Coordinates: 36°49′14″S174°48′18″E / 36.8206364°S 174.8051081°E / -36.8206364; 174.8051081
Country New Zealand
City Auckland
Local authority Auckland Council
Electoral ward North Shore ward
Local board Devonport-Takapuna
Established1870s
Postcode(s)
0624
Narrow Neck (Hauraki Gulf)(Hauraki Gulf)
Bayswater
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(Hauraki Gulf)
Devonport Devonport Cheltenham

Vauxhall is a suburb of the North Shore of Auckland, New Zealand. Alison Park lies directly to the west, separating Vauxhall from Lake Road, which carries the majority of traffic between Takapuna and Devonport. [1] Vauxhall is included in the Narrow Neck census area. [2]

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History

The suburb gets its name from the Vauxhall Gardens established here by pioneer settler William Cobley in the 1870s. These in turn were named after the Vauxhall Gardens in London, some of the gardeners of which were brought out to New Zealand. Cobley had bought the 40-acre (16.2 ha) "Cheltenham" estate in 1869, behind what is now known as Cheltenham Beach. [3]

Vauxhall was a constituent suburb of the Borough of Devonport until 1989, when the Borough disappeared in local body reorganisation and became part of the newly created North Shore City. In 2010, North Shore City was itself amalgamated into Auckland Council.

Education

Vauxhall School is a coeducational contributing primary school (years 1-6), with a roll of 201 as of February 2023. [4] [5] The school celebrated its Centenary in 2020. [6] [7]

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References

  1. Gregory's Auckland & Surrounds Street Directory (3rd ed.). 2008. map 67. ISBN   978-0-7319-2048-8.
  2. 2018 Census place summary: Narrow Neck
  3. Wises New Zealand Index, 7th Edition, 1979. p. 461.
  4. "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
  5. Education Counts: Vauxhall School
  6. "Vauxhall School set to celebrate 75th anniversary". North Shore Times Advertiser. 3 August 1995. pp. 18, 19. Retrieved 20 April 2009.
  7. Team, Flagstaff (17 November 2020). "Vauxhall School celebrates 100 years". The Devonport Flagstaff. Retrieved 3 April 2023.