Inglewood, New Zealand
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Inglewood is a town in the Taranaki region of New Zealand's North Island. Its estimated population in 2004 was 2,800 .
The town is located on State Highway 3 16 kilometres southeast of New Plymouth, close to Mount Taranaki or Mount Egmont. It is at a latitude of . It is a typical small town servicing a mainly dairy farming region. Because of Inglewood's proximity to New Plymouth, there are few shops. Until 1991 Inglewood was home to the Moa Nui Dairy Factory, before it was merged with Kiwi Dairies in Hawera.
Inglewood was named by Philip Colin Threkeld for Inglewood Forest in Cumberland, UK. The settlement was founded in 1873, and its name rapidly progressed from Moatown to Milton before being renamed in 1875 to avoid confusion with Milton in the South Island.
Inglewood is sometimes referred to as "The Murder Capital of New Zealand" due to several unrelated murders occurring over the last 20 years in an area of relatively small population.
Inglewood has produced a good share of All Blacks (John Major, Dave "Trapper" Loveridge, Chris Masoe), but also a leading contemporary artist, Michael Stevenson, who represented New Zealand at the 2003 Venice Biennale. [link]
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