Burnside, Christchurch

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Burnside
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Burnside
Coordinates: 43°29′59″S172°34′07″E / 43.499857°S 172.568658°E / -43.499857; 172.568658 Coordinates: 43°29′59″S172°34′07″E / 43.499857°S 172.568658°E / -43.499857; 172.568658
Country New Zealand
City Christchurch
Local authority Christchurch City Council
Area
  Land112.9 ha (279.0 acres)
Population
 (2013 [1] )
  Total2,325
Harewood Bishopdale
Avonhead
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Burnside is a suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand, located southeast of Christchurch International Airport. As with most suburbs in Christchurch, it has no defined boundaries and is a general area.

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History

Burnside was originally part of a farm, approximately 1,700 acres (6.9 km2) in size, owned by the early settler William Boag (1828-1904), who arrived in 1851 from Perthshire. It was named for the small creeks that formed the headwaters of the Waimairi Stream. [2] [3] The name Burnside was made official by the Waimairi County Council in 1959, [4] although Burnside Road had been renamed Memorial Avenue in 1950. [5]

For the first hundred years of European settlement, the area in and around Burnside was farmland, with sheep, cattle and orchards occupying the land.[ citation needed ]

Schools

Suburb

Burnside contains a central park (Burnside Park), and its two central roads are Memorial Avenue and Greers Road. It contains a smaller park (Jellie Park) opposite Burnside High School on Greers Road.

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References

  1. "2013 Census QuickStats about a place: Burnside". archive.stats.govt.nz. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
  2. "Bryndwr and Burnside". Christchurch City Libraries. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
  3. Reed, A. W. (2010). Peter Dowling (ed.). Place Names of New Zealand. Rosedale, North Shore: Raupo. p. 64. ISBN   978-0-14-320410-7.
  4. Harper, Margaret (July 2011). "Christchurch Place Names". Christchurch City Libraries. p. 36. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
  5. O’Connor, Paul (2009). Choosing the Right Path: Burnside High School 1960-2010. Christchurch: Silver Fox Publishing. p. 12. ISBN   978-0-473-15685-5.