Vauxhall is a suburb of the North Shore of

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. Alison Park lies directly to the west, separating Vauxhall from Lake Road, which carries the majority of traffic between Takapuna and Devonport. Vauxhall is included in the Narrow Neck census area.

History

The suburb gets its name from the Vauxhall Gardens established here by pioneer settler

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in the 1870s. These in turn were named after the

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in London, some of the gardeners of which were brought out to New Zealand. Cobley had bought the "Cheltenham" estate in 1869, behind what is now known as Cheltenham Beach.Wises New Zealand Index, 7th Edition, 1979. p. 461. Vauxhall was a constituent suburb of the Borough of Devonport until 1989, when the Borough disappeared in local body reorganisation and became part of the newly created

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. In 2010, North Shore City was itself amalgamated into

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Education

Vauxhall School is a coeducational contributing primary school (years 1-6), with a roll of as of The school celebrated its 75th jubilee in 1995.

References

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External links

Vauxhall School website

held in Auckland Libraries' heritage collections. Suburbs of Auckland North Shore, New Zealand Populated places around the Hauraki Gulf / Tīkapa Moana