Egmont Village

Egmont Village is a settlement in Taranaki, New Zealand. State Highway 3 runs through it. New Plymouth is 12 km to the north-west, and Inglewood is 6 km to the south-east. Waiwhakaiho River and Mangaoraka Stream flow past to the west and east, respectively.[1][2] The population of Egmont Village and its hinterland was 594 in the 2013 census, an increase of 111 from 2006.[3]

Egmont Village
Egmont Village
Coordinates: 39°8′44″S 174°8′42″E
CountryNew Zealand
RegionTaranaki
DistrictNew Plymouth District
Population
 (2013)
 • Total594

Education

Egmont Village School is a coeducational full primary (years 1-8) school with a decile rating of 9 and a roll of over 100.[4] The school was founded in 1877.[5] The school is the location of the Egmont Village Blockhouse, a defensive building set up in 1868, due to settlers' fears during Tītokowaru's War.[6]

Further reading

General historical works
  • McKercher, Cheryl; Holland, Ann (c. 2005). Egmont Village: 125 years. Inglewood, [N.Z.]: C. McKercher & A. Holland in association with Villa Photographic and Polygraphia. ISBN 1-877332-28-3. OCLC 156731978.

School
  • "Egmont Village School: 81st jubilee, 1877-1958". Egmont Village, [N.Z.]: Egmont Village School Jubilee Committee. 1958. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  • Marsh, Bill (1977). "Egmont Village School centennial 1877-1977". Egmont Village, [N.Z.] : Stratford, [N.Z.]: The Centennial Committee ; Stratford Press. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

References
  1. Peter Dowling (editor) (2004). Reed New Zealand Atlas. Reed Books. pp. map 34. ISBN 0-7900-0952-8.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
  2. Roger Smith, GeographX (2005). The Geographic Atlas of New Zealand. Robbie Burton. pp. map 85. ISBN 1-877333-20-4.
  3. 2013 Census QuickStats about a place : Egmont Village
  4. "Te Kete Ipurangi - Egmont Village School". Ministry of Education.
  5. Marsh, Bill (1977). Egmont Village School centennial 1877-1977.
  6. Prickett, Nigel (1999). "BRITISH ARMY AND COLONIAL FORTIFICATIONS IN NORTH TARANAKI, 1865-69". Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum. 36: 5–58. ISSN 1174-9202.


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