Coatesville, New Zealand

Coatesville
Farmlets near Coatesville in 1977
Farmlets near Coatesville in 1977
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Coordinates: 36°42′59″S 174°38′33″E / 36.71639°S 174.64250°E / -36.71639; 174.64250
CountryNew Zealand
RegionAuckland
WardRodney ward
Local boardRodney Local Board
SubdivisionDairy Flat subdivision
Government
 • Territorial AuthorityAuckland Council
Area
[1]
 • Total
21.59 km2 (8.34 sq mi)
Population
 (June 2024)[2]
 • Total
2,140
 • Density99/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]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Area was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Aotearoa Data Explorer". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
  3. ^ Peter Dowling, ed. (2004). Reed New Zealand Atlas. Reed Books. pp. map 11. ISBN 0-7900-0952-8.
  4. ^ Roger Smith, GeographX (2005). The Geographic Atlas of New Zealand. Robbie Burton. pp. map 34. ISBN 1-877333-20-4.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference CR&RA was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ "Mincher". Friar's Gardens of New Zealand. Archived from the original on 14 October 2008. Retrieved 28 August 2008.
  7. ^ "Woodbridge". New Zealand Gardens Trust. Archived from the original on 20 May 2007. Retrieved 28 August 2008.
  8. ^ "Twin Lakes". New Zealand Gardens Trust. Retrieved 28 August 2008. [dead link‍]