Flemington, Canterbury

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Flemington (New Zealand)
Flemington
Flemington
This article is about the locality in Canterbury. For the other Flemington in New Zealand, see Flemington, Hawke's Bay.

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

[edit] Geography

Flemington is situated on the Canterbury Plains south of Ashburton, between the Ashburton River 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, and the ghost town of Waterton to the south on the Pacific Ocean coastline.

[edit] 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.[2]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Land Information New Zealand, "Place Name Detail: Flemington", New Zealand Geographic Placenames Database, accessed 23 January 2008.
  2. ^ Department of Internal Affairs, Notice Number 6786: Merger of Schools, New Zealand Gazette (16 September 1999), accessed 23 January 2008.
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