Swynford Lane in the suburb of Spreydon, Christchurch

Swynford Lane in Spreydon – Named after Swynford Farm in North Canterbury near Hawarden. It is part of the Horsley Downs Station. Named in 1998A small amount of information the library website. Information from the council in June 1998 said that the name of Swinford Place for 19A Hammond Place was requested and declined. Applicant reapplied and supplied more information. Swinford name was historically significant as it was the name of a farm in North Canterbury near Hawarden and part of Horsley Downs Station. Requested was granted this time. Swinford is also a town in Ireland. I also found a real estate ad for the sale of Swinford Farm as owners were retiring but couldn’t find a date for this sale. In Papers Past for the year 1893 I found marriage details for a daughter of J E Barnes of Swynford, Hawarden. Later in the same year I found the death notice for J E Barnes of Swynford, Mason’s Flat aged 63 years.I had a quick look at ancestry website and James Edward Barnes was from near London and Swynford is used as a place name in several parts of England. He had several children and I suspect that one of them owned 19A Hammond Place. This street looks like a private driveway but did have a footpath. When I was walking along Hammond Place three cars drove past me and these three cars turned into Swynford Place. The cars had several men in them and I didn’t feel comfortable or safe enough to walk this street. QV website had 11 properties listed all built in 1930s except for one built in 1920s which is really strange if the street was only named in 1998. I checked google maps as I hadn’t felt safe walking this street and the houses are definitely older places and typical of 1930s wooden houses. The house at the entrance to the street is Art Deco style.