Hamilton streets have been formed since the 1864 Invasion of the Waikato, after which the first crown grants were given to members of the occupying force, the 4th Waikato Militia, and plans made of the initial street layout. The tables below show the 1,782 streets listed by Hamilton City Council as at 3 August 2020. They also include information from Hamilton City Libraries Heritage street name index cards. As the dates of naming and the old maps (see External links below) show, the city has grown a lot since it was village in 1864. The shortest roads are small cul-de-sacs, the longest road reaching the centre of the city is River Road, which stretches to Ngāruawāhia. The list is not comprehensive, omitting streets such as Percival Road. The suburbs are as shown on the 2020 list, though there is some inconsistency, such as May and the adjoining June streets being shown in different suburbs.
Bader Street nameYear street was named/
HCC minutesNamed by owner (HCC =
Hamilton City Council,
HBC = Hamilton Borough Council)Named after (? = no documentary evidence, Cr = councillor)Other notesAllenby St1964Housing Corp. & HCCWWI heroes,Viscount Allenby E.G. Jones was the previous ownerAnnabel Pl1958Housing Corp. & HCCdaughter of Willoughby NorrieAnsford Pl1973W. Taylora previous owner,Peter Maurice AnsfordAnthony Cres1965Pinewood Propertiesand B. DonnellyBader Street1957Housing Corp. & HCCwar hero Douglas BaderCleveland St1959Pineville Properties Ltd.,a street construction firm -Dermont Cleveland StDermont St1957Pineville Properties LtdemployeesDermont ClevelandKerrs CourtLee Place1953Housing Corp. & HCCwar hero,U.S. Vice Admiral Willis Augustus LeeManor Place1977Brian Perrysuggested by G. Jellie. P. Pepper's wife's home in England.Horner Pl and Dennis Pl were rejected by HCCMontgomery Cres1957Housing Corp. & HCCwar hero, Bernard Law MontgomeryNorrie Street1962Housing Corp. & HCCwar hero, Governor-General, Willoughby NorriePerry Place1953Housing Corp. & HCCwar hero, Oliver Hazard Perry?Pine Avenuecrown grantThe name became official in 1950Rawlings St1953Housing Corp. & HCCwar hero - Bernard RawlingsSlim Street1957Housing Corp. & HCCwar hero, William Joseph SlimSt Lukes Pl1950Anglican Church AuthoritySt LukeTrigg Place1958Housing Corp. & HCCwar hero, Lloyd A. TriggWillis Street1953Housing Corp. & HCCWingate St1954/1999Housing Corp. & HCCwar hero Charles Orde Wingate
Beerescourt Street nameYearNamed by ownerNamed afterOther notesAirdrie LaneAlanbrooke Pl1950s c.HCCwar hero, 1st Viscount AlanbrookeAnne Way1950sHCCroyaltyAwatere Ave1951NZ Insurance CoAwa=river, tere=swift, alongside the riverBeerescourt Rd1870Capt Gerald Beereon Beeres Fort farm. 4th Waikato Regiment, Highway Board, school committee. Renamed Beeres Rd by special order of HCC 1900Cardrona Road1938A.W. Beveridge and D.J. GurnellCharles Cres1951Housing CorporationroyaltyCunningham R1956Housing Corp. & HCCAdmiral? 1st Viscount Andrew CunninghamDalgliesh Ave1921Hamilton Racing ClubDalgliesh, a member of the old coach driving firm.He also ran the "horse bazaar' c. 1900Elizabeth St1951Housing Corp. & HCCroyaltyGalbraith Ave1951AB Galbraith,eponymous?AJ Flatt & ME VautierGarrick Place1948L.E. CrockettKotahi Avenue1920S. Livingstonetogetherness, No.1 bridge - also called Whitiora BridgeMacDiarmid Rd1947H.J.&, L.G. Williams &solicitor, C.L MacDiarmid who signed deed. Also P.E. BeggsMenzies Street1954E.J. & W.S. MenzieseponymousPartington Pl1961Housing Corp. & HCCsettler Edward Robert PartingtonPhilip Street1951Housing Corp. & HCCroyaltyPortal Cres1956Housing Corp. & HCCwar hero, 1st Viscount Portal of HungerfordStorey Ave1908Hamilton Racing ClubArthur James Storey, S Auckland Racing Club secretary, Waikato A&P Assoc member & Farmers' Co-op founderVardon Rd1908Mrs E. Jacksongolfer, Harry Vardon?Vercoe Road1936Minnie Barbara Vercoeearly owner, G.W. Vercoe
Chartwell Street nameYearNamed by ownerNamed afterOther notesAlker RoadAlker West RdAmethyst Pl1976Housing Corp. & HCCtheme of semi-precious stones Arran Road1960Housing Corp. & HCCwhere Day family was fromE.C. Day, Monyquil Estate purchased by the Housing CorporationArthur Place1968Housing Corp. & HCCa Hamilton duty officer 1945An alternate name suggested was Urewera PlaceAscot Road1961Housing Corp. & HCCsuggested by R.W. Green, original owner. Another suggestion was Winstone RoadAthier AvenueBalmoral RiseBalmoral St1966Housing Corp. & HCCtheme of castlesBankwood Rd1908John GordonBankwood House farm house, built 1894 by M.G. Farrer. Legalized in 1964 by the Bankwood PropertyBellmont St1967Len Scott, Ascot Downsrhyme with Claremont, family homeBellwood Pl1969Housing Corporationtrack coach, Jim BellwoodBraithwaite Av1965David Braithwaitemother, Mrs N.K. BraithwaiteRegent Development Company LtdBreidis Place1969Housing Corporationtrack & field coachValdemars BriedisCapper CresCarlyle Avenue1963Chedworth Park Co. LtdEnglish heritageChedworth originally suggested Sutcliffe AveCarrs Road1917Carr familyeponymous?The road was later developed and legalised by HCC and officially named Carrs RoadCascade Place1913Housing Corporation & R.W. GreenChamberlain Place1968Housing Corporationcoaches & athletes, Marise ChamberlainCharlbury Pl2002Chedworth Court LtdEnglish placeCharmaine Cr1959F&C DonnyCharmaine Donny, Frank's sister Chartwell Cr1962Chartwell Properties Ltdeponymouswanted to use was Cobham Dr, but HCC had planned Cobham Dr SH1Chelsea Place1974FPL Donnynaming competition They liked the name because it reminded them of the Chelsea Flower showChequers Ave1972N.F. Taylor, Regent Development LtdClaremont Ave1968crown grant HCCnames ending in "mont" Fen Scott, a builder/owner suggested J.W. & Gladys Rose Chapman's original homestead was Claremont. Rejected 1968 request to extend Lamont St to Bellmont Ave, but named new portion Claremont Ave.Coldwell Pl1962W.G. Coldwellrenamed Caldwell Place, to correct spellingCollege Place1965Housing Corp. & HCCproximity to Fairfield CollegeConway Place1972-3F.P.L. & D.J.M. Donnyship he served on ConwayOleander Place was accepted 1971, but Oleander is a bit poisonousCouldsack AvCowen Place1978Peerless Homes Ltdprevious owner, William Cowen. Upland Pl was rejected by councilCrosby Road1916HCCJohn Crosby, an early colonist who called his property Mount PleasantCussen Street1948Housing Corp. & HCCLawrence Cussen, a Waikato District surveyor c. 1884Dalmont Pl1968Charles Montague names ending in "mont"and Bartholomew TimbersDe Vere Cres1964Lynbrae Lands Ltda previous owner, H. De Vere Chitty, one of the original landowners of HukunuiDonny Ave1959F.P.L & G.J.M. DonnyeponymousEgmont St1965Ascot Downs Ltdnames ending in "mont"Ellerslie Ave1974Chedworth Park Ltdnamed after the racecourseEllsworth Pl2001Chedworth Court Ltdbooks about EnglandElmira Ave1969Housing Corp. & HCCR.W. Green was the original owner. Mrs Green's brother lived on Elmira Ave, Palmerston NorthEmerald Pl1977Housing Corp. & HCCtheme of semi-precious stones Epsom PlaceEucalyptus Pl1963PTY Homestree1964 request to change name agreed, but a change has not occurredFend Street1961Becker Brothers LtdFernleigh St1969R.W. Greenin Waiuku, where he met his future wife Freemont St1967Ascot Downs Ltdnames ending in "mont"Gosset AveGreenhill Rd1902NZ Land Associationover a hill that is greenGuillaume StHalberg Cres1968Housing Corp. & HCCcoaches & athletes, Murray HalbergHatric RoadHeritage AveHubert PlaceHukanui Road1864crown grantarea was known as HukanuiJennifer Place1967Lynbrae Lands LtdKelly Place1964A.E. Kellyeponymous?Keyes StreetKibblewhite RLamont Street1965Len Scott, Ascot Downs Ltdnames ending in "mont"Lavinias WayLetford RoadLibeau RoadLissaman PlLogan Court2001Chedworth Court LtdLovelock Pl1968Housing Corp. & HCCcoaches & athletes, Jack LovelockLulu AvenueLydiard Place1968Housing Corp. & HCCcoaches & athletes, Arthur LydiardLynden Court1968Rossiter Investmentsformer owner, Lynden Chittyand Lynbrae Land CoMagee Place1968Housing Corp. & HCCcoaches & athletes, Barry MageeMayfair Ave1959F. Donny and C. Donnyowner once visited MayfairMcconnell LaMcgarridle RdMcIntosh St1968Housing Corp. & HCCcoaches & athletes, Avis McIntoshMeachem RdMedland PlMedway PlaceMilbrook Pl2002Chedworth Court Ltdfrom interesting books about England Milford Place2001Chedworth Court Ltdpicked randomlyNaismith StNgaere Ave1963Bankwood PorpertiesOpal Place1977Housing Corp. & HCCtheme of semi-precious stonesPardoa BvdPearl Place1977Housing Corp. & HCCtheme of semi-precious stonesPerindale Dr1977Brian Perry Developments LtdeponymousPollock Drive1965Robert Craig PollockeponymousPopham RoadProbert CresRead Place1968Housing Corp. & HCCcoaches & athletes, Norman ReadLuckie of Waikato Amateur Athletic Association chose namesRossiter Place1968Rossiter Investments LtdeponymousRuapehu St1968Housing Corp. & HCCmountains or a "mont"Ryan Avenue1969Housing Corp. & HCCcoaches & athletes, Kevin RyanSandford Pl1968/1977Commercial Hotel LtdHCC Deputy Engineer, Ken SandfordSapphire Pl1977Housing Corp. & HCCtheme of semi-precious stonesSefton Cres1968Housing Corp. & HCCSharpley Place1969R.W. Green, Housing Corporationcoaches & athletes, Frank SharpleySnell Drive1968Housing Corp. & HCCcoaches & athletes, Peter SnellSquire AvenueSt Pauls Road1960C. Clarke and H.G. Hallnearby school, St Pauls CollegiateStella PlaceStoneleigh Dr2001Chedworth Court LtdSun CourtSussex Street1963Chedworth Park LtdEnglish heritage?Sutcliffe Place1963PTY Homes Ltd. a previous owner, Sutcliffeowned by A.D. Murray and H.G. WebbSwart LaneTifiney Place1977Brian Perryhis daughter, Tifiney PerryTongariro St1968Housing Corp. & HCCmountainsTrewern AveUpham Place1974A.O. Murray and H.G. Webb owned Chedworth Park LtdCharles Hazlitt Upham, Victoria Cross 1941Voight AvenueWake StreetWatkins Street1973-4N.H. HenwoodMr. WatkinsWattle Place1978Alf Steele, Peerless Homes Ltdwattle tree on the propertyWebb DriveWinstone Ave1968Housing Corp. & HCCWinstone products used in buildingprevious owners Mr & Mrs GreenWymer Terrace1960WymereponymousWyrall Way
Chedworth Street nameYearNamed by ownerNamed afterOther notesAotea Place1964Chedworth Park LtdAotea canoeBernard Street1963HCC & Chedworth ParkGovernor General, Bernard FergusonChedworth Ave1963Chedworth Park Co., LtdeponymousThey purchased the 111 acres in 1959Cooper PlaceFleming Place1969Housing Corp. & HCCCharles FlemingGerrand Place1969Gerrand Feature HomeseponymousHillary Street1963Chedworth Park LtdSir Edmund HillaryHooker Avenue1964Chedworth Park Ltd, Hooker, Hooker & Kingstona previous owner, Lynwood Place1963-4Chedworth Park LtdEnglish heritage namesMcLaren Place1971Chedworth Park Ltdracing driver Bruce McLarenMcMeekan1974Chedworth Park LtdDr C.P. McMeekan, Animal Research Station superintendent 1943-1961Pickering Cres1969Housing Corp. & HCCWilliam Henry PickeringRuby Court1999Chedworth Court LtdRutherford Street1963Chedworth Park LtdErnest RutherfordTudor Crescent1963A.D. Murray and H.G. Webb owned Chedworth Park LtdEnglish heritage
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