Eyreton
Village in South Island, New Zealand
43°24′54.3″S 172°32′39.3″E / 43.415083°S 172.544250°E / -43.415083; 172.544250Eyreton, originally known as Eyretown, is a small village in the Canterbury region of New Zealand's South Island. It is named after Edward John Eyre, who at one time was the lieutenant governor of the South Island (then known as New Munster). It is a rural village located to the west of Kaiapoi, near the north bank of the Waimakariri River.
Although a branch line railway called the Eyreton Branch existed, it never actually ran through Eyreton; its route from Kaiapoi to West Eyreton passed north of the village.
Demographics
Eyreton is part of the wider Swannanoa-Eyreton statistical area.[1]
References
- ^ 2018 Census place summary: Swannanoa-Eyreton
External links
- 2001 census data and community profile
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Populated places; seat: Rangiora • Waimakariri District Council
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Parliament
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| for the Waimakariri electorate |
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- Trevor Inch (1989–95)
- Janice Skurr (1995–2001)
- Jim Gerard (2001–07)
- Ron Keating (2007–10)
- David Ayers (2010–2019)
- Dan Gordon (2019–present)
- State Highway 71
- Main North Line
- Eyreton Branch
- Oxford Branch
- Public transport in Christchurch
bold - main town; bold & italics - minor town; normal text - locality; italics - minor locality
