Woburn, New Zealand

Woburn
Hutt Railway Workshops pattern shop in 1930
Hutt Railway Workshops pattern shop in 1930
Map
Coordinates: 41°13′S 174°54′E / 41.217°S 174.900°E / -41.217; 174.900
CountryNew Zealand
CityLower Hutt
Local authorityHutt City Council
Electoral wardCentral / Harbour
Established1840s
Area
 • Land0.62 ha (1.53 acres)
Population
 (June 2024)[2]
 • Total1,850
Train stationsWoburn Railway Station
Lower Hutt CBD Waterloo
Woburn
Waiwhetū
Ava Moera
The Prince Edward Cinema, since demolished

Woburn is a suburb of Lower Hutt, Wellington situated at the bottom of the North Island of New Zealand.

Henry Petre farmed the area in the 1840s and named the area after the Duke of Bedford's estate, Woburn Abbey. Petre's farm was later taken over by Daniel and Harriet Riddiford, whose descendants built a large home there, with the land being gradually subdivided.[3] Riddiford Street in Lower Hutt commemorates them.

  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. ^ Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand - Hutt Valley - central and west Retrieved: 10 January 2009