Trentham
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Trentham is the most populous suburb of Upper Hutt
, a city in the Wellington
region of New Zealand
. The suburb is located in a widening of the Hutt Valley, five kilometres to the southwest of the Upper Hutt city centre.
The name "Trentham" was initially given by Richard Barton
, the first European Settler in the area, in honour of his former employer, the Duke of Sutherland
. One of the Duke of Sutherland's subsidiary titles was Viscount Trentham, of Trentham in the County of Stafford.
Due to the New Zealand tendency towards spelling pronunciations
, the name is invariably pronounced 'ˈtrɛn.θəm, rather than the traditional English pronunciation 'ˈtrɛnt.həm.
The suburb is home to the Trentham Racecourse
, the base of the Wellington Racing Club
(WRC), the site of Hutt International Boys' School
and is also the site of the Trentham Military Camp, which was used extensively for training soldiers in preparation for World War I
and is still a base for the NZ Army and Defence Force.
Barton's Bush
is located in Trentham.
Upper Hutt
Upper Hutt is a satellite city of Wellington. It is New Zealand's smallest city by population, the second largest by land area. It is in Greater Wellington.-Geography:Upper Hutt is 30 km north-east of Wellington...
, a city in the Wellington
Wellington
Wellington is the capital city and third most populous urban area of New Zealand, although it is likely to have surpassed Christchurch due to the exodus following the Canterbury Earthquake. It is at the southwestern tip of the North Island, between Cook Strait and the Rimutaka Range...
region of New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
. The suburb is located in a widening of the Hutt Valley, five kilometres to the southwest of the Upper Hutt city centre.
The name "Trentham" was initially given by Richard Barton
Richard Barton
Richard Barton was the first European resident of Trentham, Upper Hutt, in New Zealand. He was born on 30 August 1790 in Newport, Isle of Wight. He arrived in Wellington in 1840 on the "Oriental", the second of four early settler ships, and in 1841 purchased 100-acres for a farm in the Upper Hutt...
, the first European Settler in the area, in honour of his former employer, the Duke of Sutherland
Duke of Sutherland
Duke of Sutherland, derived from Sutherland in Scotland, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom held by the head of the Leveson-Gower family. It was created by William IV in 1833 for George Leveson-Gower, 2nd Marquess of Stafford...
. One of the Duke of Sutherland's subsidiary titles was Viscount Trentham, of Trentham in the County of Stafford.
Due to the New Zealand tendency towards spelling pronunciations
Spelling pronunciation
A spelling pronunciation is a pronunciation that, instead of reflecting the way the word was pronounced by previous generations of speakers, is a rendering in sound of the word's spelling.-Examples of English words with common spelling pronunciations:...
, the name is invariably pronounced 'ˈtrɛn.θəm, rather than the traditional English pronunciation 'ˈtrɛnt.həm.
The suburb is home to the Trentham Racecourse
Trentham Racecourse
Trentham Racecourse is the main thoroughbred horse racecourse for the Wellington city area in New Zealand.-Main Races:* G2 Wellington Cup; 2400m .* G1 New Zealand Oaks; 2400m* G1 Telegraph Handicap; 1200m.* G1 Thorndon Mile; 1600m...
, the base of the Wellington Racing Club
Wellington Racing Club
The Wellington Racing Club is a racing horse racing club based in Trentham, Wellington, New Zealand.Founded as the Wellington Jockey Club in 1854, the first race meetings held by the club were at Hutt Park in 1854 and at Burnham Water on the Miramar Peninsula.The Club first ran its signature...
(WRC), the site of Hutt International Boys' School
Hutt International Boys' School
Hutt International Boys' School is a state integrated boys' secondary school in Upper Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand. the Principal is Grahame Duffy, who was appointed to the role in 2001.-Foundation:...
and is also the site of the Trentham Military Camp, which was used extensively for training soldiers in preparation for World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
and is still a base for the NZ Army and Defence Force.
Barton's Bush
Barton's Bush
Barton's Bush, in Trentham Memorial Park, is the largest remaining area of lowland mixed podocarp/broadleaf forest in the Hutt Valley of New Zealand...
is located in Trentham.
Education
- Trentham School is a state contributing primary school (years 1-6). It has a roll of 450 and a decile ratingSocio-Economic DecileDecile, Socio-Economic Decile or Socio-Economic Decile Band is a widely used measure in education in New Zealand used to target funding and support to more needy schools....
of 4.