Melville | |
|---|---|
 Melville, Hamilton | |
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| Coordinates: 37°48′41.57″S 175°16′55.87″E / 37.8115472°S 175.2821861°E | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| City | Hamilton, New Zealand |
| Local authority | Hamilton City Council |
| Electoral ward | West Ward |
| Area | |
| • Land | 278 ha (687 acres) |
| Population (June 2023)[2] | |
| • Total | 9,010 |
| Frankton | Hamilton Lake | Hamilton West |
  Melville  |
Hamilton East | |
| Temple View | Deanwell | Glenview |
Melville is a suburb in southern Hamilton in New Zealand. It is named after James Dougal Melville. Many of the streets in Melville are named after war heroes, including Douglas Bader, Bernard Montgomery, Odette Hallowes, David Beatty and William Slim.[3]
Melville lends its name to one of Hamilton's top association football teams, Melville United who compete in the Lotto Sport Italia NRFL Premier.
It borders the suburbs of Glenview and Fitzroy.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
Areawas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Population estimate tables - NZ.Stat". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
- ^ Hamilton Street Name Index, Hamilton Public Library