Kingsland, New Zealand

Kingsland, New Zealand

Suburb:Kingsland
City:Auckland
Island:North Island
Surrounded by
- to the north
- to the north-east
- to the east
- to the south-east
- to the south
- to the south-west
- to the north-west

Grey Lynn
Arch Hill
Eden Terrace
Mount Eden
Balmoral
Morningside
Western Springs
Kingsland is an Auckland suburb.

Developed between the beginning of the 20th century and the First World War, Kingsland is named (according to a plaque in the "Kingslander" pub) because the street layout resembles the eponymous London suburb. Most of its houses date from this time. It is laid out in a series of parallel streets named rather unimaginatively in the American fashion; Central, 1st, 2nd, 3rd & 4th avenues. They do have the advantage of being on a north facing slope so the general atmosphere of the suburb is fairly good even though many of the houses themselves are unremarkable. New North Road is the main road of Kingsland, running through the suburb along the ridge line.

The Kingsland Shops centre around the railway station and are comprised of Edwardian and pre World War II buildings including a Post Office (now closed) by John Campbell. Recently there has been a certain amount of gentrification in the area resulting in a fair few cafes and gorgeous things shops.

When the motorway was cut through in the 1970s it severed the cross streets that linked Kingsland to Surrey Crescent & Arch Hill leaving only Bond St as a sole connection to those suburbs. The presence of the motorway means a certain amount of noise but for the most part Kingsland remains a remarkably quiet suburb.

Kingsland is under the local governance of the Auckland City Council.

According to the 2001 census, Kingsland has a population of 4005. The local Secondary schools are Mount Albert Grammar School, Marist College and St Peter's College.

External links

* [http://www.kingsland.net.nz Kingsland online]

* [http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&z=16&ll=-36.873647,174.743493&spn=0.012874,0.019934&t=h Map of Kingsland]


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