Box Hill North, Victoria
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Box Hill North is a suburb of Melbourne, Australia, in the state of Victoria. It is in the Local Government Area of the City of Whitehorse. 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. Box Hill North's postcode is 3129.
History
Although 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.Shopping
Box Hill North does not have any shopping centres of its own, however it is connected by buses to the Centro Box Hill/Centro Whitehorse complex in Box Hill, the Westfield run Doncaster Shoppingtown in the north, and Blackburn North Square Shopping Centre to the east.Box Hill North does, however, have numerous roadside strip shopping centres, the two largest are Kerrimuir Shopping Centre, at the intersection of Middleborough Road and Springfield Road, and the Woodhouse Grove & Station Street Shopping Centre at the intersection suggested in its name. Smaller shopping strips are located at Trawool Street and Second Avenue.
Education
Box Hill North is home to two public primary schools, Kerrimuir Primary School and Box Hill North Primary School. Recently, St Clare's Catholic Primary School closed down. The suburb does not have any secondary schools, but Koonung Secondary College, Box Hill High School and Blackburn High School are in the neighbouring suburbs, Mont Albert North, Box Hill and Blackburn North, respectively. Kindergartens include Woodhouse Grove Kindergarten, Box Hill North Primary School Kindergarten and Parkside Pre-School Centre.Sports Clubs
- Box Hill North Football Club Inc - http://www.boxhillnorthfc.com.au
- Whitehorse Pioneers Football Club Inc
- SFX Whitehorse Colts Junior Football Club Inc
- North Box Hill Tennis Club
- Elgar Park Cricket Club (Previously Box Hill Church of Christ Cricket Club)
- Box Hill North Cricket Club
- Kerrimuir United Cricket Club
- Box Hill Gymnastics Club - http://www.boxhill.gymnastics.org.au
- Box Hill Little Athletics Centre
- Whitehorse Pole Vault Club
Parkland
There are many parks in the suburb. These are Bushy Creek Park, Memorial Park, Springfield Park, Tassell's Park, Frank Sedgman Reserve, Hagenauer Reserve, Halligan Park, Eram Park and many smaller, and often un-named, reserves. Of these, Springfield Park is the only one to contain an Australian Rules Football oval. Most of these parks have walking and bicycle paths and children's playgrounds.Religion
The residents of Box Hill North profess several religions, although the majority are either non-religious or Christian. There are five churches in the suburb, The Grove Uniting Church, St. Clare's Catholic Church, an Evangelical Chinese Church, a True Jesus Church and St. Philips Anglican Church.External links
| Melbourne suburbs near Box Hill North (City of Whitehorse) | ||
| Doncaster | Doncaster | Doncaster East |
| Mont Albert North | Box Hill North | Blackburn North |
|---|---|---|
| Mont Albert | Box Hill | Blackburn
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| Suburbs of the City of Whitehorse | |
|---|---|
|
Blackburn |
Blackburn North |
Blackburn South |
Box Hill |
Box Hill North |
Box Hill South |
Burwood |
Burwood East |
Forest Hill |
Mitcham |
Mont Albert |
Mont Albert North |
Nunawading |
Surrey Hills |
Vermont |
Vermont South
| |
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