Taunton Green in Papanui – Named after Taunton, which is located in the New Forest near Christchurch in England. Ponies roam freely in the protected woodlands in the area. The property at 94 Grants Road had been used to graze horses, and the applicants wanted to retain the open, rural appeal of the property. Named in 2000 by developers Linda and Phil Mauger (Ben Nevis Holdings). Information supplied in 2003 by Linda Mauger in an interview with Margaret Harper.
A small amount of information from the library website and it had me rolling my eyes. Taunton isn’t in the New Forest and it isn’t near Christchurch in the UK. The New Forest is an area in the UK that I know really well and it can be amusing plus scary when geocaching and a horse suddenly comes up behind you wanting to know you are doing.
I was geocaching today without any success and gave up because of the weather change. Footpath on only one side of the street which is common for modern streets and I dislike this. Most houses built in 2000 and they are huge. There was one that I quite liked but the rest were just OK or just plain ugly. There is a walkway at the end of the street and the path was still muddy from recent flooding. It was a pleasant street but the houses well beyond my budget.
Lytteltonwitch's Walking the streets of Christchurch Project 