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] Location

Glendowie is located on the north-eastern extent of the Auckland Isthmus. Its northern and eastern boundaries are defined by the Waitamata Harbour and the Tamaki Estuary.

The suburbs exhibit an affluent suburban residential character. Glendowie has 4 schools: Glendowie Primary, Glendowie College, Churchill Park School, and Glen Taylor School. Sacred Heart College is nearby in Glen Innes.

[edit] History of Glendowie

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

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