Flemington,_Canterbury

Flemington, Canterbury

Flemington, Canterbury

Rural locality in Canterbury, New Zealand

Flemington is a lightly populated locality in the Canterbury region of New Zealand's South Island.[1]

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Geography

Flemington is situated on the Canterbury Plains south of Ashburton, between the Ashburton River / Hakatere and Hinds River. Nearby settlements include Eiffelton to the east, Huntingdon to the north, Wheatstone and Ashton to the east on the banks of the Ashburton River / Hakatere, and the ghost town of Waterton to the south on the Pacific Ocean coastline.

Demographics

Flemington is part of the Eiffelton statistical area.[2]

Education

Until 1999, Flemington had its own school. In 2000, it merged with two other local schools and was relocated to the former site of Willowby's school and is now known as Longbeach School.[3]

References

  1. [1]
    "Place name detail: Flemington". New Zealand Gazetteer. New Zealand Geographic Board. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
  2. [2]
    2018 Census place summary: Eiffelton
  3. [3]
    Department of Internal Affairs, Notice Number 6786: Merger of Schools Archived 12 July 2012 at archive.today, New Zealand Gazette (16 September 1999), accessed 23 January 2008.
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