Avonhead
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The suburb of Avonhead is located in the city of Christchurch. Avonhead has two primary schools (Avonhead Primary School[1] and Merrin School,[2] a shopping mall (Avonhead Mall), and several parks.
Engineer William Bayley Bray (1812–1885) arrived in Canterbury in January 1851 on the Duke of Bronte and built a homestead at the head of the Avon River in an area with many springs, and he thus called it Avonhead. The area itself was referred to as Avonwood in early records,[3] but Avonhead became the common term and this was formally adopted by the Waimairi County Council 1959.[4][5]
[edit] Parks
Parks include Avonhead Park, Crosbie Park, Hyde Park and Burnside Park.
[edit] References
- ^ "Our Vision". Avonhead School. http://www.avonhead.school.nz/. Retrieved 6 October 2011.
- ^ "Merrin School". Merrin School. http://www.merrin.school.nz/merrin.htm. Retrieved 6 October 2011.
- ^ Reed, A. W. (2010). Peter Dowling. ed. Place Names of New Zealand. Rosedale, North Shore: Raupo. p. 35. ISBN 9780143204107.
- ^ "Avonhead". Christchurch City Libraries. http://christchurchcitylibraries.com/heritage/localhistory/fendalton/avonhead.asp. Retrieved 6 October 2011.
- ^ Harper, Margaret (July 2011). "Christchurch Place Names" (PDF). Christchurch City Libraries. p. 15. http://christchurchcitylibraries.com/Heritage/PlaceNames/ChristchurchPlaceNames.pdf. Retrieved 7 October 2011.
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