Inglewood, New Zealand
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New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
's North Island
North Island
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. The population was 3,090 in the 2006 Census
New Zealand Census of Population and Dwellings
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, an increase of 144 from 2001. Inglewood lies 200m above sea level.
The town is located 16 kilometres southeast of New Plymouth
New Plymouth
New Plymouth is the major city of the Taranaki Region on the west coast of the North Island of New Zealand. It is named after Plymouth, Devon, England, from where the first English settlers migrated....
on State Highway 3
New Zealand State Highway network
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, close to Mount Taranaki/Egmont. It is a small town servicing a mainly dairy farming region. Although close to New Plymouth, the town has the usual stores and services for town and country.
Inglewood was home to the Moa-Nui Co-operative Dairies factory, before it merged with Kiwi Co-operative Dairies (later Fonterra
Fonterra
Fonterra Co-operative Group Limited is a New Zealand multinational dairy co-operative owned by almost 10,500 New Zealand farmers. The company is responsible for approximately 30% of the world's dairy exports and with revenue exceeding NZ$19.87 billion, is New Zealand's largest company.- History :In...
) based at Hawera
Hawera
Hawera is the second-largest town in the Taranaki region of New Zealand's North Island, with a population of . It is near the coast of the South Taranaki Bight, 75 kilometres south of New Plymouth on State Highway 3 and 20 minutes' drive from Mount Taranaki/Egmont.It is also on State Highway 45,...
in 1991. Until comparatively recently, the dual chimneys of the factory could be seen from miles away.
Inglewood was named by Philip Colin Threkeld for Inglewood Forest
Inglewood Forest
Inglewood Forest is the name now given on maps to a large tract of mainly arable and dairy farm land with a few small woodland areas between Carlisle and Penrith in the English non-metropolitan county of Cumbria or ancient county of Cumberland....
in Cumberland
Cumberland
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, UK
United Kingdom
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. The settlement was founded in 1873, and its name rapidly progressed from Moatown to Milton, before being renamed in 1875 to avoid confusion with Milton
Milton, New Zealand
Milton is a town of 2,000 people, located on State Highway 1, 50 kilometres to the south of Dunedin in Otago, New Zealand. It lies on the floodplain of the Tokomairiro River, one branch of which loops past the north and south ends of the town...
in the South Island
South Island
The South Island is the larger of the two major islands of New Zealand, the other being the more populous North Island. It is bordered to the north by Cook Strait, to the west by the Tasman Sea, to the south and east by the Pacific Ocean...
.
Inglewood has produced a good share of All Blacks
All Blacks
The New Zealand men's national rugby union team, known as the All Blacks, represent New Zealand in what is regarded as its national sport....
(John Major, Dave "Trapper" Loveridge
Dave Loveridge
David Steven “Trapper” Loveridge was an All Black great of the late 1970s and early 1980s, known in his time as the greatest halfback in the world .-Life & Career:...
, Chris Masoe), and also a leading contemporary artist, Michael Stevenson, who represented New Zealand at the 2003 Venice Biennale.
The National Fun Ho! Toy Museum and Factory makes cast metal toys and is located with the town's information centre on the main street (Rata Street, corner of Matai Street). Established by Barry Young, it is now operated by Richard Jordan.
In 2006, Inglewood's only clothing store stopped carrying women's underwear, spurring Anglican Reverend Gary Husband to start a 'knickers-run' to New Plymouth and organized volunteers to help transport those in need on the 20 km trip.
Education
Inglewood has a number of coeducational schools.Inglewood High School is a secondary (years 9-15) school with a decile rating
Socio-Economic Decile
Decile, Socio-Economic Decile or Socio-Economic Decile Band is a widely used measure in education in New Zealand used to target funding and support to more needy schools....
of 6 and a roll of 360. The school was established in 1957.
Inglewood School and St Patrick's School are full primary (years 1-8) schools with decile ratings of 5 and rolls of 365 and 38, respectively. Inglewood school was founded in 1875. St Patrick's is a state integrated Catholic school.
Notable people
- Beale (neé Corney) FleurFleur BealeFleur Beale is a New Zealand teenage fiction writer, best known for her novel I Am Not Esther, which has been published worldwide.- Biography :...
, Fiction Writer - Loveridge, DaveDave LoveridgeDavid Steven “Trapper” Loveridge was an All Black great of the late 1970s and early 1980s, known in his time as the greatest halfback in the world .-Life & Career:...
, All BlackAll BlacksThe New Zealand men's national rugby union team, known as the All Blacks, represent New Zealand in what is regarded as its national sport....
Maps
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NOTE: Scale = 1: 15 000
External links
- Inglewood - Community Website.
- Inglewood High School website
- Fun Ho! Toy Museum and Factory