Cornwall Park, Auckland
Cornwall Park is an expansive parkland in Epsom near the heart of Auckland, New Zealand, surrounding the park containing Maungakiekie pa or the hill of One Tree Hill. The two independent parks form one large park of 670 acres (270 hectares).
| Cornwall Park | |
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One Tree Hill near the heart of Cornwall Park | |
location within Auckland | |
| Type | Park open to the public owned by Cornwall Park Trust |
| Location | Epsom, Auckland, New Zealand |
| Coordinates | 36°53′54″S 174°47′05″E |
| Area | 670 acres (270 hectares) |
| Created | 1901 |
| Operated by | Cornwall Park Trust |
| Status | Open year round during daylight |
| Website | www |
The Park has centuries-old heritage sites, wide-open spaces, tree lined avenues and walks, places of peace and tranquility in a large city, sports grounds including tennis and bowls and a working farm for the education of city children.
John Logan Campbell, Auckland resident since 1840 and, at the time of this gift, mayor, gave the park's 230 acres to a private trust on 10 June 1901. The adjoining Park Maungakiekie had been purchased by the national government in 1845 and since 2012 belongs to Ngā Mana Whenua o Tāmaki Makaurau Collective.
Campbell chose to present the deeds the following day to the visiting heir to the throne, the Duke of Cornwall and York later George V asking his consent for it to be named Cornwall Park in honour of the Duke. A few weeks later the adjoining Alexandra Park was named in honour of the Duke's mother.