Inglewood

Inglewood is a town in the Taranaki Region of New Zealand's North Island. The population become three,090 inside the 2006 census, an growth of one hundred forty four from 2001. In 2013 it had risen to a few,243. Inglewood is located 16 kilometres southeast of New Plymouth on State Highway three, close to Mount Taranaki/Egmont. The city lies 200 metres above sea degree. It is a small city servicing a specifically dairy farming region. Although near New Plymouth, the city has the standard stores and services for metropolis and country. Inglewood become named through Philip Colin Threkeld for Inglewood Forest in Cumberland, United Kingdom.

The settlement was founded in 1873, and its call rapidly stepped forward from Moatown to Milton, before being renamed to Inglewood in 1875 to avoid confusion with Milton inside the South Island. Inglewood became home to the Moa-Nui Co-operative Dairies manufacturing facility. In 1992, Moa-Nui merged with Kiwi Co-operative Dairies and processing become centralised at Kiwi's Whareroa manufacturing facility close to Hawera. Until comparatively lately, the dual chimneys of the factory could be seen from miles away.