Ascot Street

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Characterized by wide streets and no traffic, the residential Ascot Park suburban area is located in Wellington and is bordered by Papakowhai on its western side, Cannons Creak East on its southern side, Waitangirua in the south and Whitby on its north and east. Forty three business locations are available in Ascot Park.

Ascot Park street names are all named after champion and notable race horses. Street names of this location include Almora View, Advance Place, Beauzami Crescent, Calibrate Street, Carbine Place, Conclusion Street, Coventry Close, Dalray Place and Desert Gold Street, who won nineteen consecutive victories. This horse’s winning streak and jockey J O’Shea lasted from May 1915 until April 1917. Desert Gold also won the 1915 New Zealand Derby and Oaks.

The resident population for Ascot Park in 1996 was 2,814. Thirty three percent of Ascot Park residents were female aged 15 and younger in 2001. Three-point-six percent of people were sixty five years old and older in the 2001 census as well. Ascot Park ethnic groups include Europeans, Maori, Pacific People, Asian and others.

Nearby attractions include the Southern Scenic Route, Fiordland, The Catlins Coast and Stewart Island. Regular racing events occur at the Stadium Southlands such as the annual Powernet Cycling Tour of Southland. Cuisine festivals featuring The Bluff Oyster, the Burt Munro Challenge, arts and crafts events, music festivals and the Gold Guitar Awards are all held annually in Ascot Park.

Source:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ascot_Park,_New_Zealand
http://www2.stats.govt.nz/domino/external/Web/CommProfiles.nsf/htmldocs/Ascot%20Park+Community+Profile
http://www.pcc.govt.nz/About-Porirua/History-of-Porirua/History-of-Porirua-Street-Names/Ascot-Park

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