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Thanet Ave

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NAME:

Thanet Ave was known as Thames Ave until 1938 when many streets in Mt Albert were renamed. 

Both Thames and Thanet are English place names (Davenport, 1990, p.224).

DESCRIPTION:

Thanet Ave is a cul de sac that runs east from Aroha Ave towards Gribblehurst Park.

Numbers 1 to 7 lie on the south side of the road. Numbers 2 to 8 lie on the north side of the road.

FACTS ABOUT THIS STREET:

SOURCES FOR THIS PAGE:

Auckland Libraries. (n.d.). Auckland city street nameshttp://www.akcity.govt.nz/dbtw-wpd/streets/streets.html

Davenport, John. (1990). Street names of Auckland: Their story. Auckland: Hodder & Stoughton.

Posted in ABOUT MT ALBERT, ROADS AND STREETS

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