Boulcott
Boulcott is a central suburb of Lower Hutt City situated in the south of the North Island of New Zealand. The suburb lies about a kilometre north-east of the Lower Hutt CBD.
Boulcott | |
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Suburb | |
Boulcott's Farm Heritage Golf Club makes up a large area of the Boulcott suburb. | |
| Coordinates: 41.203616°S 174.921551°E | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| City | Lower Hutt City |
| Local authority | Hutt City Council |
| Electoral ward | Central |
| Area | |
| • Land | 158 ha (390 acres) |
| Population (June 2023) | |
| • Total | 2,770 |
| Hospitals | Hutt Hospital, Boulcott Hospital |
| Belmont | Avalon | |
| Tirohanga |
Boulcott
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Epuni |
| Lower Hutt CBD |
Boulcott takes its name from Almon Boulcott (1815–1880), who farmed in the area in the 1840s. His father, John Ellerker Boulcott (1784–1855), was a director of the New Zealand Company.Armed conflict took place in the area at Boulcott's Farm in 1846 during the Hutt Valley Campaign.
Two Lower Hutt hospitals; Hutt Hospital and Boulcott Hospital, lie in Boulcott.
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