# Port Kells

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**Port Kells** is a neighborhood of [Guildford](/source/Guildford,_British_Columbia), a town center in [Surrey, British Columbia](/source/Surrey,_British_Columbia). The neighborhood is located in the northeastern sector of Guildford, and is adjacent to the [Fraser River](/source/Fraser_River) and west of [Walnut Grove, Langley](/source/Walnut_Grove,_Langley). It has two major components: a large rural southern portion located south of [Highway 1](/source/Highway_1_(British_Columbia)), and a section north of the highway that consists mostly of [industrial parks](/source/Industrial_parks).

## History

Port Kells was founded in 1889 as the Township of Port Kells, and was established by two Irish pioneers, both named Henry Kells, who were brothers-in-law. It was originally intended as a port and was laid out in 1890 by the [Royal Engineers](/source/Royal_Engineers).[1] The area did not grow into the thriving town the two had intended, instead becoming mainly agricultural. The New Westminster and Southern Railway established a station in Port Kells in the late 1890s. The port was also a hub for logging operations along the Fraser River, and materials gathered at the port would be sent downriver to New Westminster.[2]

In 1914, the [Great Northern Railway](/source/Great_Northern_Railway_(U.S.)) sold its section from Hazelmere to Port Kells to the [Canadian Northern Railway](/source/Canadian_Northern_Railway), and the area struggled.[2]

In the early 1960s, the [Trans-Canada Highway](/source/Trans-Canada_Highway) was built through Port Kells. Since the 1970s, the highway has provided a neat distinction between the industrial northern portion and the rural and residential southern portion of the community.

## Development

Industrial developments in North Port Kells occurred after 1970.[citation needed] In 2005, plans surfaced for development of the neighborhoods southern portion, which called for a mix of residential, commercial, and industrial uses from its present rural condition.[3]

## References

1. ["Surrey Community Profile - Port Kells"](https://web.archive.org/web/20090602203704/http://www.surrey.ca/Living+in+Surrey/Heritage/Heritage+Services+and+Facilities/Surrey+Archives/Community+Profiles/Port+Kells.htm). *Surrey Archives*. City of Surrey. Archived from [the original](http://www.surrey.ca/Living+in+Surrey/Heritage/Heritage+Services+and+Facilities/Surrey+Archives/Community+Profiles/Port+Kells.htm) on June 2, 2009. Retrieved June 6, 2009.

1. ["Early Settlement centers in Surrey"](https://www.surreyhistory.ca/earlycenters.html#ename). *www.surreyhistory.ca*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20221210045154/https://www.surreyhistory.ca/earlycenters.html#ename) 2022-12-10 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2022-12-10.

1. ["South Port Kells General Land Use Plan"](https://www.surrey.ca/files/SouthPortKellsGeneralLandUsePlanJune2005.pdf). *[City of Surrey](/source/Surrey,_British_Columbia)*. May 30, 2005. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20181013160032/https://www.surrey.ca/files/SouthPortKellsGeneralLandUsePlanJune2005.pdf) October 13, 2018 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved March 5, 2019.

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