| Official Name: | Port Kells |
| Settlement Type: | Neighbourhood of Surrey |
| Pushpin Map: | CAN BC Greater Vancouver |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Port Kells within Metro Vancouver |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Type2: | Region |
| Subdivision Name2: | Lower Mainland |
| Subdivision Type3: | Regional District |
| Subdivision Name3: | Metro Vancouver |
| Subdivision Type4: | City |
| Subdivision Name4: | Surrey |
| Subdivision Type5: | Town Centre |
| Subdivision Name5: | Guildford |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Brenda Locke |
| Leader Title1: | MP (Fed.) |
| Leader Name1: | Ken Hardie (Liberal) |
| Leader Title2: | MLA (Prov.) |
| Leader Name2: | Garry Begg (NDP) |
| Timezone: | PST |
| Utc Offset: | −8 |
| Timezone Dst: | PDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | −7 |
| Coordinates: | 49.1667°N -122.7°W |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code span |
Port Kells is a neighborhood of Guildford, a town center in Surrey, British Columbia. The neighborhood is located in the northeastern sector of Guildford, and is adjacent to the Fraser River and west of Walnut Grove, Langley. It has two major components: a large rural southern portion located south of Highway 1, and a section north of the highway that consists mostly of industrial parks.
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.[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 sold its section from Hazelmere to Port Kells to the Canadian Northern Railway, and the area struggled.
In the early 1960s, the 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.
Industrial developments in North Port Kells occurred after 1970. 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]