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Jarnac Blvd in Yaldhurst – Named after Jarnac in France. Jarnac is near the cognac area of France. In the Delamain subdivision. Named in 2007. A small amount of amount of information from the library website. Don’t know why it says it is near Cognac area of France as it has producers of cognac here …

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Venerable Tce in Yaldhurst and nothing on library website. The name venerable is a term used in the wine industry. Most houses built in 2010 and again immaculate lawns and hardly any gardens or colour. There wasn’t a footpath on the part bordered by Broomfield Common and I was forced to walk on the road. …

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Little Oaks Drive in Yaldhurst and nothing on library website. My best guess for the name is that there had been oak trees in the area or there is a connection to the wine industry. Wine barrels are usually made from oak. None of the houses stood out for me and part of the street …

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Mimosa Lane in Yaldhurst and nothing on library website. I suspect that this street would have been named after the cocktail mimosa rather than the flower. The cocktail is made with champagne. I didn’t walk this tiny street as there wasn’t a footpath and it just looked like a private driveway to a couple of …

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Millesimes Way in Yaldhurst – Named after a type of Delamain cognac. Continues the theme of the Delamain family used in the first stage of the Delamain subdivision. Named in 2008. A small amount of information from the library website. Most houses built in 2000 and 2010. Footpath on only one side of the street. …

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Charente Way in Yaldhurst and nothing on library website. Found a plaque in a reserve about F W Delamain and it gives details about some of the local streets. Charente Way is named after the rolling countryside where James Delamain settled to start his family and business. Did a bit of googling and Charente is …

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Champagne Ave in Yaldhurst – Named after champagne, a sparkling wine. Continues the theme of the Delamain family used in the first stage of the Delamain subdivision. Named in 2008. A small amount of information from the library website. I walked this street on Friday and there is a reserve here which I want to …

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Pacers Lane in Yaldhurst and it too new to be on library website. The name is likely to be because the Delamain family owned racehorses. I didn’t actually walk this tiny street as it was full of trucks as houses are still being built here. About 3 or 4 houses are completed but I am …

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Division St in Riccarton – Named because it marked the boundary between the jurisdictions of the Riccarton Road Board and the Selwyn County Council. “The division road” is first mentioned in the Star in 1877 when the Avon Road Board discussed taking it over as a public road. First appears in street directories in 1904. …

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Holbrook Way in Westmorland – Named after Holbrook in Derbyshire, England. Named to continue the theme in the subdivision of naming streets after places in historic Westmorland in England, since 1974 part of Cumbria. Named in 2005. A small amount of information from the library website and nothing that I can add to it. Most …

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