Burnside, Canterbury

For other places with the same name, see Burnside.
Burnside
Burnside
Coordinates:
Area
 • Total 1.1290 km2 (0.4 sq mi)
Population (2006)
 • Total 2,370
 • Density 2,099.2/km2 (5,436.9/sq mi)

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, who arrived in 1851 from Perthshire. It was named for the small creeks that formed the headwaters of the Waimairi Stream.[1][2] The name Burnside was made official by the Waimairi County Council in 1959.[3]

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

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.

References

  1. ^ "Bryndwr and Burnside". Christchurch City Libraries. http://christchurchcitylibraries.com/Heritage/LocalHistory/Fendalton/Bryndwr_Burnside.asp. Retrieved 30 September 2011. 
  2. ^ Reed, A. W. (2010). Peter Dowling. ed. Place Names of New Zealand. Rosedale, North Shore: Raupo. p. 64. ISBN 9780143204107. 
  3. ^ Harper, Margaret (July 2011). "Christchurch Place Names" (PDF). Christchurch City Libraries. p. 36. http://christchurchcitylibraries.com/Heritage/PlaceNames/ChristchurchPlaceNames.pdf. Retrieved 30 September 2011. 

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Main Suburbs

Aranui • Belfast • Bishopdale • Burnside • Cashmere • Christchurch Central City • Fendalton • Halswell • Hornby • Linwood • Merivale • New Brighton • Papanui • Riccarton • Shirley • Sumner • Sydenham • Woolston
Minor Suburbs
Addington • Aidanfield • Avondale • Avonhead • Avonside • Balmoral Hill • Barrington • Beckenham • Bexley • Bridgend • Bromley • Brooklands • Broomfield • Burwood • Bryndwr • Casebrook • Chaneys • Clifton • Coutts Island • Cracroft • Dallington • Ferrymead • Harewood • Heathcote Valley • Hei Hei • Hillmorton • Hillsborough • Hoon Hay • Huntsbury • Hyde Park • Ilam • Islington • Kainga • Kennedys Bush • Mairehau • Marshland • Masham • Middleton • Moncks Bay • Moncks Spur • Mount Pleasant • Murray Aynsley • North Linwood • North New Brighton • Northcote • Northwood • Oaklands • Opawa • Ouruhia • Parklands • Phillipstown • Queenspark • Redcliffs • Redwood • Richmond • Richmond Hill • Richmond South • Russley • St Albans • St Andrews Hill • St Martins • Scarborough • Sockburn • Somerfield • South New Brighton • Southshore • Spencerville • Spreydon • Stewarts Gully • Strowan • Styx • Taylors Mistake • Upper Riccarton • Waimairi Beach • Wainoni • Waltham • Westlake • Westmorland • Wigram • Yaldhurst