Aylesbury, New Zealand | |
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  Aylesbury | |
| Coordinates: 43°32′S172°16′E / 43.533°S 172.267°E | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Region | Canterbury |
| Territorial authority | Selwyn District |
| Time zone | UTC+12 (NZST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+13 (NZDT) |
Aylesbury is a settlement in the Canterbury region of New Zealand. [1] It can be found between the towns of Rolleston and Kirwee. [1]
The epicentre of the 7.1 magnitude Canterbury earthquake on 4 September 2010, was very close to Aylesbury and the largest land surface fractures were in this locality. [2]
Aylesbury had a station on the Midland line from 1 December 1874 to 18 February 1979. It was called Bealey Road, or Bealey's Road, until 7 April 1879, [3] West Melton until 1 October that year and Lovat, [4] until it was renamed Aylesbury from 1 February 1880. [5] Aylesbury was the scene of a train crash on 30 March 1938, [6] with the death of a fireman, who jumped from a train. [7] There was no death or injury in another crash in 1942, [8] but the goods shed and passenger shelter were in the background of a photo of it. [9] The shelter had replaced the station buildings after they had been moved to Darfield, following a fire there in 1887. [10]
