Berhampore, New Zealand

Berhampore
Berhampore
Basic information
Local authority	on City
Electoral ward	Southern Ward
Coordinates	41°19′S 174°47′E / 41.317°S 174.783°E / -41.317; 174.783Coordinates: 41°19′S 174°47′E / 41.317°S 174.783°E / -41.317; 174.783
Population	2,595 (2006 [1])
Surrounds
North	Vogeltown
Northeast	Newtown
East	Melrose
Southeast	Southgate
South	Island Bay
Southwest	Happy Valley
West	Kingston
Northwest	Mornington

Berhampore is a suburb of Wellington, 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, one of the battlefields at the start of the Battle of Plassey of 1757. Also surrounding Berhampore is the Berhampore Golf Course as well as a very extensive green belt (known as the town belt) with many walkways and tracks connecting outlying areas. The suburb also boasts some of Wellington's best all weather sports fields, on Adelaide Road and the national hockey stadium. Alongside the golf course there is a skateboard / bmx park, right by a kids mountain bike track. Berhampore School opened in 1915.^[2]

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 one of the top three places for property investment in New Zealand .

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.

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