Marlborough
Suburb
The Marlborough Estate in 1963, during the development of the suburb
The Marlborough Estate in 1963, during the development of the suburb
Coordinates: 36°47′06″S 174°43′52″E / 36.785°S 174.731°E / -36.785; 174.731
CountryNew Zealand
CityAuckland
Local authorityAuckland Council
Electoral wardNorth Shore ward
Local boardKaipātiki Local Board
Postcode(s)
0629
Bayview Glenfield Wairau Valley
Windy Ridge
Marlborough
 Westlake
Birkdale Highbury Hillcrest

Marlborough is a suburb of the North Shore, located in Auckland, New Zealand. It lies eight kilometres to the northwest of the Auckland City Centre between the suburbs of Hillcrest and Glenfield.

Geology and geography

The central North Shore is primarily uplifted Waitemata Group sandstone, that was deposited on the sea floor during the Early Miocene, between 22 and 16 million years ago.[1] Prior to human settlement, the inland North Shore was a mixed podocarp-broadleaf forest dominated by kauri.[1] When the suburb was a part of North Shore City, the council considered Marlborough an area of south-eastern Glenfield.[2]

Marlborough Avenue runs through the suburb, and the suburb is bounded by Archers Road in the south.

History

Tāmaki Māori settlement of the Auckland Region began around the 13th or 14th centuries.[3][4] The poor clay soils of the area were not suitable for Māori traditional gardening techniques,[5] meaning Glenfield was not as densely settled as other areas of the North Shore, such as the Upper Waitematā Harbour eastern shores or the Devonport-Takapuna areas. The forests of the inland North Shore were a place where berries were harvested.[6]

Marlborough was a part of the Mahurangi Block, an area purchased by the Crown on 13 April 1841.[7] The surrounding areas were worked by gum diggers, from 1859 up until the 1920s.[8] Gum diggers would regularly set fire to the mānuka scrubland, in order to more easily locate kauri gum.[8]

Marlborough was the location of Alex Anderson's farm.[9] The area developed into a suburban part of Auckland in the 1960s and early 1970s,[10][11] when it was often called the Marlborough Estate.[12] Helen Collins, one of the first new residents of the housing estate, established Friends of the Library, an organisation that worked towards funding Glenfield Library, which opened in 1975.[13]

Education

Marlborough Primary School is a coeducational contributing primary (years 1–6) school with a decile rating of 7 and a roll of 274.[14]

Amenities

  • Agincourt Reserve, home to the Marlborough Kindergarten and North Shore Woodturners Guild, established in 1984.[15][16]
  • Marlborough Park, a suburban park which features playgrounds, the Marlborough Park Tennis Club, and the Marlborough Park Skate Park, which opened in 2020.[17][18] It the home of Kaipātiki Community Trust and Marlborough Park Hall.[19]

References

  1. 1 2 Heritage Consultancy Services (1 July 2011). North Shore Heritage - Thematic Review Report Volume 1 (PDF) (Report). Auckland Council. ISBN 978-1-927169-21-6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 February 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  2. ↑ "North Shore City Suburbs" (PDF). North Shore City Council. March 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 July 2012.
  3. ↑ Pishief, Elizabeth; Shirley, Brendan (August 2015). "Waikōwhai Coast Heritage Study" (PDF). Auckland Council. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
  4. ↑ Ussher, Ella (6 August 2021). 57 and 57A Schnapper Rock Road: archaeological assessment (PDF) (Report). CFG Heritage. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
  5. ↑ Verran, David 2010, pp. 32.
  6. ↑ McClure, Margaret 1987, pp. 14.
  7. 1 2 Rounthwaite, Valerie 1989, pp. 19.
  8. ↑ Rounthwaite, Valerie 1989, pp. 96.
  9. ↑ Rounthwaite, Valerie 1989, pp. 85.
  10. ↑ "Marlborough Estate from Chequers Avenue, Genfield". Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections. T0526. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  11. ↑ "Aerial photograph of Marlborough Estate, Glenfield". Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections. T1491. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  12. ↑ Lutz, Heike; Chan, Theresa (2011). North Shore heritage – North Shore area studies and scheduled items list: volume 2 parts 6+ (PDF). Heritage Consultancy Services (Report). Auckland Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 February 2023. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
  13. ↑ Education Counts: Marlborough School
  14. ↑ "About Us". North Shore Woodturners Guild. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  15. ↑ "Agincourt Reserve". Auckland Council. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  16. ↑ OurAuckland (5 August 2020). "New skatepark opens in Glenfield". Auckland Council. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  17. ↑ "Marlborough Park". Kaipatiki Community Facilities Trust. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  18. ↑ "Marlborough Park". Auckland Council. Retrieved 1 December 2023.

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