Coatesville | |
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.jpg) Farmlets near Coatesville in 1977 | |
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| Coordinates: 36°42′59″S 174°38′33″E / 36.71639°S 174.64250°E | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Region | Auckland |
| Ward | Rodney ward |
| Local board | Rodney Local Board |
| Subdivision | Dairy Flat subdivision |
| Government | |
| • Territorial Authority | Auckland Council |
| Area | |
| • Total | 21.59 km2 (8.34 sq mi) |
| Population (June 2024)[2] | |
| • Total | 2,140 |
| • Density | 99/km2 (260/sq mi) |
Coatesville is an affluent, rural community situated approximately 30 km north-west of Auckland, New Zealand. Albany lies to the east, Paremoremo to the south, Riverhead to the south-west, and Dairy Flat to the north.[3][4]
The area was called Fernielea until 1926, when it was renamed after Gordon Coates, the Prime Minister at the time.[5]
Mincher is a garden of national significance in Coatesville.[6] Other gardens open to the public by appointment include Woodbridge[7] and Twin Lakes.[8]
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
Areawas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Aotearoa Data Explorer". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
- ^ Peter Dowling, ed. (2004). Reed New Zealand Atlas. Reed Books. pp. map 11. ISBN 0-7900-0952-8.
- ^ Roger Smith, GeographX (2005). The Geographic Atlas of New Zealand. Robbie Burton. pp. map 34. ISBN 1-877333-20-4.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
CR&RAwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Mincher". Friar's Gardens of New Zealand. Archived from the original on 14 October 2008. Retrieved 28 August 2008.
- ^ "Woodbridge". New Zealand Gardens Trust. Archived from the original on 20 May 2007. Retrieved 28 August 2008.
- ^ "Twin Lakes". New Zealand Gardens Trust. Retrieved 28 August 2008. [dead link]