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Tinwald is a town in Canterbury, New Zealand, now little more than a suburb of Ashburton. It lies to the south of the larger town, separated from it by the Ashburton River. The town was named after Tinwald Downs in Scotland, birthplace of an early european resident and owner of much of the land, Robert Wilkin.
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Ashburton Domain is a cricket ground in Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand. The first recorded match on the ground came when Ashburton County played the touring Tasmania team in 1884. The ground later held its first senior match when Canterbury played Otago in the 1980/81 Shell Cup. Three further List A matches have been held on the ground, the last of which saw Canterbury play Central Districts in the 1988/89 Shell Cup.
Chertsey is a town in the Ashburton District, of New Zealand's South Island. It is located close to State Highway 1, which bypasses the town to the west, between Ashburton and Rakaia on the Canterbury Plains. According to the 2013 census 2,493 people usually live with in the Chertsey District. This is an increase of 288 people, or 13.1 percent, since the 2006 Census.
Fairton is a town in the Ashburton District, New Zealand. According to the 2001 New Zealand census it had a population of 1185, of which 612 were male and 573 were female.
Alford Forest is a location in Canterbury, Ashburton District, New Zealand.
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Parkside is a suburb of Timaru, in the Timaru District and Canterbury Region of New Zealand's South Island.
Ashburton Central is the central suburb and central business district of Ashburton, in the Ashburton District and Canterbury Region of New Zealand's South Island.
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- ↑ "Allenton RFC". allentonrfc.co.nz. Allenton Rugby Football Club.
- ↑ "Ashburton Hospital – Ministry of Health Profile". health.govt.nz. Ministry of Health.
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