Ferniehurst Street in Somerfield – Named after Ferniehurst which is 24 km from Cheviot. In a subdivision where the streets are named after rivers or properties in North Canterbury. Named in 1966. First appears in street directories in 1970.
A small amount of information from the library website. Ferniehurst is possibly a place name from Scotland as I found a castle called Ferniehurst Castle near Jedburgh. When googling Ferniehurst Station it reminded me that I haven’t yet found the geocache with the same name. In Papers Past there was mostly ads for the sale of sections. The street was described as being in the suburb of Cashmere or Lower Cashmere in the ads. In a map from 1958 the area looked like one big property. The street runs between Woodbank St and Ashgrove Tce. Most houses were built in 1960s and 1970s with a couple built in 2016. As the ones built in 2016 were close to the river it is possible that they are rebuilds after the earthquakes. Looked like a pleasant street but nothing stood out for me but Ashgrove Reserve is partly on this street. I walked this street yesterday and did have success with my geocaching.
Lytteltonwitch's Walking the streets of Christchurch Project 