| 词条 | Box Hill North, Victoria |
| 释义 |
| name = Box Hill North | city = Melbourne | state = vic | image = | caption = | lga = City of Whitehorse | alternative_location_map = Australia Victoria metropolitan Melbourne | coordinates = {{coord|37.807|S|145.12|E|display=inline,title}} | postcode = 3129 | pop = 11,874 | pop_year = 2016 | pop_footnotes = [1] | area = 4 | est = | stategov = Box Hill | fedgov = Chisholm | dist1 = 14 | location1= Melbourne | near-nw = Doncaster | near-n = Doncaster | near-ne = Doncaster East | near-w = Mont Albert North | near-e = Blackburn North | near-sw = Mont Albert | near-s = Box Hill | near-se = Blackburn }}Box Hill North is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 14 km east from Melbourne's Central Business District.[2] Its local government area is the City of Whitehorse. At the 2016 Census, Box Hill North had a population of 11,874.[1] Box Hill North's boundaries are Koonung Creek in the north, Elgar Road in the west, Middleborough Road in the east, and Thames Street in the south. The eastern part of Box Hill North is also known as Kerrimuir. HistoryAlthough central Box Hill was established as a post town in 1861, Box Hill North was largely developed as a suburban area following the Second World War. The earliest permanent European presence in the area was Arundel Wrighte's pastoral lease, established in 1838. A Wesleyan Methodist Chapel was built of local stone in 1858 and is the oldest building in the area. Until the 1950s much of Box Hill North was covered with orchards. Kerrimuir Post Office opened on 1 April 1955 and Box Hill North Post Office opened on 1 August 1955 as the suburb developed.[3] ShoppingBox Hill North has many shopping areas at the following locations;
A better array of shops are just up the road by bus to Box Hill Central in the south, the Westfield owned Doncaster Shoppingtown in the north and North Blackburn Shopping Centre to the east. Box Hill North has a light industrial area in Lexton Street, at the Middleborough Road end of the street. It includes hot food snack bars open during weekday business hours to service the light industrial businesses and several shops and factory outlets. EducationBox Hill North has two public primary schools; Kerrimuir Primary School and Box Hill North Primary School. Another school, St Clare's Catholic Primary School, closed down in the early 2000s. The suburb has one secondary school, Berengarra Secondary School, located on the old site for St Clare's Catholic Primary School. Berengarra Secondary School caters for students experiencing problems in mainstream schools. The school teaches students in Years 7 to 10. Koonung Secondary College, Box Hill High School and Blackburn High School are in the neighbouring suburbs of Mont Albert North, Box Hill and Blackburn North respectively. TransportThe major north-south roads in Box Hill North are (from east-west); Elgar Road, Station Street, Dorking Road and Middleborough Road. Major east-west roads include (from north-south); Eastern Freeway, Woodhouse Grove, Wimmera Street/Springfield Road and Thames/Margaret Street. The closest train station is Box Hill, located underneath Box Hill Central in Box Hill. The station is located on both the Belgrave and Lilydale lines.[4] The suburb has three tram routes within a five kilometre radius. The routes are;
Buses run on Elgar Road, Station Street, Dorking Road and Middleborough Road, as well as various side streets. Routes on Elgar Road;
Routes on Station Street;
Routes on Dorking Road;
Routes on Middleborough Road;
Routes on side streets;
Sports clubs
ParklandThere are many parks in the suburb, including Elgar Park, Bushy Creek Park, Memorial Park, Springfield Park, Tassell's Park, Frank Sedgman Reserve, Hagenauer Reserve, Halligan Park, Eram Park as well as many smaller, often unnamed, reserves. Of these, only Elgar Park and Springfield Park contain an Australian rules football oval. Most of these parks have walking and bicycle paths and children's playgrounds. As well as this, there is two multi purpose tracks run through the suburb. The Bushy Creek Trail runs from the intersection at Elgar Road and Belmore Road, near Elgar Park, to the intersection at Dorking Road and Wimmera Street, near Springfield Park. The Koonung Creek Trial also runs through the north of the suburb, connecting it with neighbouring suburbs, such as Mont Albert North, Blackburn North, Nunawading, and Balwyn North. ReligionThe residents of Box Hill North profess several religions, although the majority are either Christian or non-religious. There are five churches in the suburb;
See also
References1. ^1 {{cite web |title=2016 QuickStats Box Hill North |url=http://quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au/census_services/getproduct/census/2016/quickstat/SSC20313 |website=Australian Bureau of Statistics |accessdate=13 July 2018}} 2. ^http://www.postcodes-australia.com/areas/vic/ferntree+gully/box+hill+north 3. ^{{Citation | last = Premier Postal History | title = Post Office List | url = https://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=VIC&country= | accessdate = 11 April 2008 }} 4. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.ptv.vic.gov.au/stop/1026|title=Box Hill Railway Station (Box Hill) - Public Transport Victoria|website=www.ptv.vic.gov.au|language=en|access-date=2017-04-16}} 5. ^{{cite PTV route|48|mode=tram}} 6. ^{{cite PTV route|70|mode=tram}} 7. ^{{cite PTV route|109|mode=tram}} 8. ^{{cite PTV route|281}} 9. ^{{cite PTV route|293}} 10. ^{{cite PTV route|302}} 11. ^{{cite PTV route|304}} 12. ^{{cite PTV route|903}} 13. ^{{cite PTV route|270}} 14. ^{{cite PTV route|279}} 15. ^{{cite PTV route|303}} 16. ^{{cite PTV route|612}} External links
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