Glendowie, New Zealand

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Suburb:	Glendowie
City:	Auckland
Island:	North Island
Surrounded by - to the north - to the east - to the south - to the south-west - to the north-west	Hauraki Gulf Tamaki River Wai O Taiki Bay Glen Innes Saint Heliers

Glendowie is an Auckland suburb. Glendowie is under the local governance of the Auckland City Council.

According to the 2001 census, Glendowie has a population of 3825.

[edit] History of Glendowie

The area is named after the farm estate of one of the Taylor Brothers. Three of them had farms in this area and built houses; Charles John Taylor at Glen Orchard (now St Heliers), William Innes Taylor at Glen Innes, & Richard James Taylor at Glen Dowie. Their brother Allen Kerr Taylor lived over in Mt Albert in a house called Alberton.

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