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Encyclopedia > Berhampore, New Zealand
Suburb: Berhampore
City: Wellington
Island: North Island
Surrounded by

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 - to the west For the first Duke of Wellington, see Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington. ...


Vogeltown, Newtown
Newtown, Melrose
Island Bay
Kingston, Mornington View of Vogeltown Vogeltown is a hillside suburb of Wellington, New Zealand, on the eastern slopes of Brooklyn and overlooking Newtown. ... Newtown is a suburb located in the southern end of Wellington, New Zealand. ... Island Bay is one of the southernmost suburbs of Wellington, the capital of New Zealand. ...

Berhampore is a suburb of Wellington, the capital city of New Zealand. It lies towards the south of the city, seven kilometres from the city centre, and two kilometres from the coast of Cook Strait. It is surrounded by the suburbs of Vogeltown, Newtown, Melrose, Island Bay, Kingston, and Mornington. The suburb was named after Berhampore in Bengal, scene of the start of the "Indian Mutiny" of 1857. Also surrounding Berhampore is the Berhampore Golf Course and also a very extensive Green Belt - with many various walkways and tracks connecting outlying areas. For the first Duke of Wellington, see Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington. ... A view of from the summit of Mount Victoria, Wellington - Cook Strait stretches to the right (west). ... “Suburbia” redirects here. ... View of Vogeltown Vogeltown is a hillside suburb of Wellington, New Zealand, on the eastern slopes of Brooklyn and overlooking Newtown. ... Newtown is a suburb located in the southern end of Wellington, New Zealand. ... Mornington is a suburb of Wellington on the southern hills behind Brooklyn. ... Berhampore is a municipality in West Bengal, India. ... Bengal (Bengali: বঙ্গ Bôngo, বাংলা Bangla, বঙ্গদেশ Bôngodesh or বাংলাদেশ Bangladesh), is a historical and geographical region in the northeast of South Asia. ... An engraving titled Sepoy Indian troops dividing the spoils after their mutiny against British rule gives a contemporary view of events from a British perspective. ... 1857 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ...


Being located between the larger suburbs of Newtown and Island Bay can leave those passing through Berhampore, on busy Adelaide Road, with the impression of a few small dairies, takeaways and a rather sleepy pub. Residents of Berhampore are both ethnically and socio-economically diverse and contribute to the atmosphere of their surrounding communities. Recent traffic calming by Wellington City Council in Adelaide Road and Luxford Street has helped create a more defined sense of community in Berhampore. Recently in New Zealand's 'Sunday Star Times' Berhampore was considered to be one of the top three places for property investment in New Zealand. Berhampore is also known for Mavericks Takeaways, which makes some of the finest pizzas and fish 'n' chips in Wellington. Newtown is a suburb located in the southern end of Wellington, New Zealand. ... Island Bay is one of the southernmost suburbs of Wellington, the capital of New Zealand. ... A dairy farm near Oxford, New York in the United States. ... Take-out, carry-out ( in American English ) or take-away ( in British English ) is food purchased at a restaurant but eaten elsewhere. ... “Pub” redirects here. ... For other uses, see Pizza (disambiguation). ...


The housing stock in Berhampore is a mix of mostly lower to middle value properties, with examples of most building styles and types seen in New Zealand since European settlement. The Centennial Flats (also known as the [[Berhampore State Flats), located at 493-507 Adelaide Road, are a fine example of the international style of architecture. They were designed by F. Gordon Wilson, chief architect at the Department of Housing Construction, and completed in 1938-39. The Weissenhof Estate in Stuttgart, Germany (1927) The Weissenhof Estate in Stuttgart, Germany (1930) The International style was a major architectural trend of the 1920s and 1930s. ...



 

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