Hurdon

Hurdon
Suburb
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Coordinates: 39°5′13″S 174°3′8″E / 39.08694°S 174.05222°E / -39.08694; 174.05222
CountryNew Zealand
CityNew Plymouth
Local authorityNew Plymouth District Council
Electoral ward
  • Kaitake-Ngāmotu General Ward
  • Te Purutanga Mauri Pūmanawa Māori Ward
Area
[1]
 • Land520 ha (1,280 acres)
Population
 (June 2024)[2]
 • Total2,590
Marfell Westown Frankleigh Park
Whalers Gate
Hurdon
 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.[3]

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.[4]

  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. ^ North Island Provincial Town Maps (5th ed.). Wises Maps. p. 92.
  4. ^ "Our History - Three Phases of Frankley School and Key events". Frankley School. Archived from the original on 14 October 2008.