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Thirlmere Lane in Westmorland – Named after Thirlmere, a reservoir in the English Lake District in Cumbria. Named to continue the theme in the subdivision of naming streets after places in historic Westmorland in England, since 1974 part of Cumbria. First appears in street directories in 1995. A small amount of information from library website. …

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Foxfield Lane in Westmorland – nothing on library website yet the houses here were built in the 1990s. Couldn’t find the council minutes for this street. It will have been named after a village on the West Coast of Cumbria as the rest of the streets in the area are named after places in Cumbria. …

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Mavin Road in Hoon Hay – nothing on library website yet most of the houses were built in the 1950s and 1960s. A few entries on Papers Past and there were sections for sale in 1951 and 1952. In 1954 there were sections available in a ballot with priority given to former servicemen. I couldn’t …

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Kaiwara St in Hoon Hay – Named after the Kaiwara Station in the Culverden area. In a subdivision where the streets are named after rivers or properties in North Canterbury. First appears in street directories in 1962. A small amount of information from the library website and not lot that I can add about the …

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Emily Knowles Drive in Hoon Hay – this is a brand new street without any houses yet. Found information in the council minutes. Emily Knowles was a school teacher and suffragist, she arrived in Lyttelton with her husband Henry Hill in 1873. Throughout her life, Emily held executive positions in various organisations promoting social welfare …

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Blakiston St in Hoon Hay – Probably named after the Hon. Charles Robert Blakiston (1825- 1898). Blakiston was a member of the Canterbury Provincial Council in the 1850s and 1860s. In 1858 he married Mary Anna Harper, a daughter of Bishop Harper. Named in 1959. A small amount of information from the library website. Not …

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Penmarc Lane in Hoon Hay – nothing on library website yet the houses here were built in 1970s. Only two entries on Papers Past and one was a death notice and the other was a wedding anniversary notice. I couldn’t find a meaning for the name and the nearest that I found was a Breton …

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Rydal St in Hoon Hay – Named after Rydal Hall, an early 19th century Grade II listed house near the village of Rydal, Cumbria, in the Lake District, England. The Le Fleming family owned Rydal Hall. Isabella Maria Le Fleming (1830?-1900) met Edmund Henry Ensor (1840-1884) when they emigrated to Canterbury on the William Miles …

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Tekoa Place in Hoon Hay – Named after the Glens of Tekoa Station, one of North Canterbury’s large back country sheep stations in the Culverden district. In a subdivision where the streets are named after rivers or properties in North Canterbury. First appears in street directories in 1962. A small amount of information from the …

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Rollesby St in Hoon Hay – Named after Rollesby, a village and parish in Norfolk, England. Edmund Henry Ensor (1840-1884) emigrated from Rollesby to Lyttelton in 1860. The street was formed on land which had been farmed by his descendants from 1911. Named on 29 March 1956. First appears in street directories in 1964. A …

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