Old Birkenhead Names
Glad Durham put on his thinking cap and came up with the following list of old Birkenhead place names.
Taylors Hill - Hill above Birkdale Intermediate
Waltons Corner - Cnr Birkdale & Beach Haven Roads
The Culvert -The deep dip between Waltons Corner and Lancaster Road
Hilders Corner - corner. Rangitira / Beach Haven Roads
Andersons Hill - cnr Rangitira Rd and Hadfield St
Bagots Hill - Verrans Corner Hill, by reservoir
Marris’s Hill - Waipa St hill opposite Kauri Road
McGovern’s Hill - Mokoia Road Hill, McGovern’s Store
Swindails Hollow - Mokoia Road, by Swindails House
Newtons Hill - Hill above Birkdale School
Aeroview Estate - Huia Road, now Aeroview Drive
The Lagoon - old swimming hole, now on Lauderdale Rd, by end Levesque St
Hadfields Corner - cnr Balmain Rd & Waipa St
Wragges Garden - cnr Awanui St & Hinemoa St
Wendy Cottage - home of Bettina Edwards
The Oaks - In Onewa Road, Charlie Inwards home