Welbourn, New Zealand

Welbourn (often misspelled Welbourne) is a suburb of New Plymouth, in the western North Island of New Zealand. It is located to the southeast of the city centre. Te Henui Stream runs through the suburb and State Highway 3 forms its western boundary.[1]

Welbourn
Suburb
Country	New Zealand
Local authority	New Plymouth
Population  (2013)
• Total	1,842

New Plymouth centre	Strandon	Merrilands
Brooklands	Welbourn
Brooklands		Highlands Park

According to the 2013 New Zealand census, Welbourn has a population of 1,842, an increase of 144 people since the 2006 census. There were 897 males and 945 females.[2]

The suburb began as a railway settlement.[3]

Education

• Welbourn School is a coeducational contributing primary (years 1-6) school with a roll of 355 students as of March 2020.[4][5]. It was built on railway reserve land in 1932 [3] and celebrated its 75th jubilee in 2008.[6]

Notes

1. North Island Provincial Town Maps (5th ed.). Wises Maps. pp. 91, 93.
2. 2013 Census QuickStats about a place : Welbourn
3. Murdoch, Janet (2007). "The Railway Leads to Welbourn" (PDF).
4. "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
5. Education Counts: Welbourn School
6. "Welbourn School 75th Jubilee". New Plymouth District Council.

Further reading

General historical works

• Murdoch, Janet (2007). The railway leads to Welbourn: the story of the railway settlement in New Plymouth. New Plymouth, [N.Z.]: Zenith Print & Design. ISBN 978-0-473-13032-9.

Schools

• "Welbourn Carrington Schools, 50th jubilee, 1932-1982". New Plymouth, [N.Z.]: Welbourn School Jubilee Committee. 1982. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

External links

• Highlands Intermediate website
• Welbourn School website