Mountbatten, Singapore Explained

Mountbatten
Settlement Type:Subzone of Marine Parade Planning Area
Translit Lang1:Name
Translit Lang1 Type:Chinese
Translit Lang1 Info:蒙巴登
Translit Lang1 Info1:Méngbādēng
Translit Lang1 Type4:Malay
Translit Lang1 Info4:Mountbatten
Translit Lang1 Type5:Tamil
Translit Lang1 Info5:மவுண்ட்பேட்டன்
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Mountbatten within Singapore
Coordinates:1.3142°N 103.8288°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Singapore
Population Density Km2:auto

Mountbatten (also known as Mountbatten Estate)[1] is a neighbourhood located in the planning area of Marine Parade, Singapore.

History

The neighbourhood is named after Lord Louis Mountbatten, the Supreme Allied Commander of the South East Asia Command, Governor General of India and British Military Administrator of Malaya from 1945 to 1946.

Layout

Mountbatten Road is a major thoroughfare that stretches all the way from the junction with Nicoll Highway, Guillemard Road and Sims Way (where Kallang Airport Way branches out from Sims Way) in Kallang to Haig Road in Katong where it continues eastward as East Coast Road.[2] [3]

Points of interest

Transportation

Mountbatten is served by Mountbatten MRT station and Dakota MRT station on the Circle MRT line. Both stations are situated under Old Airport Road.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mountbatten Estate Infopedia. 26 March 2021. eresources.nlb.gov.sg.
  2. Web site: Singapore. Remember. 6 September 2016. The Old World Charm of Mountbatten. 26 March 2021. Remember Singapore. en.
  3. Book: Singapore Guide and Street Directory. University of Michigan. 1972. en.
  4. Web site: Goodman Arts Centre (former Laselle College of the Arts). 26 March 2021. www.roots.gov.sg.
  5. Web site: onePA - Katong CC. 26 March 2021. onePA.
  6. Web site: Singapore Sindhi Association . Roots.gov.sg.