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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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Hamish Place in Westmorland – First appears in street directories in 1993. A tiny amount of information from the library website and it is obviously named after a person but I couldn’t find out who they were. Because it is close to Francis Reserve I attempted to research the Francis family. Spent quite a bit …

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Chaston Close in Westmorland – Probably named after Jack Chaston. Chaston is listed in the 1970 telephone directory living at 255 Cashmere Road. The street was named after “a Mr J. Chaston, one of the early residents of Westmorland”. Developed on the Worsley Farm subdivision. Named in 2006. A small amount of information on the …

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Cambrian Close in Westmorland and nothing on library website. I didn’t walk this one as it didn’t have a footpath and just looked a driveway to a couple of houses. There are actually 7 houses built in 1980s and 1990s.

Mervyn Drive in Avondale – formerly Mervyn Street. Named after Mervyn John Horne (1924- 1983)Horne was secretary of the Christchurch Drainage Board 1970- 1983. The Christchurch Drainage Board owned an area of low-lying land in Avondale which they filled up with dredgings from the river so the land could be subdivided and built on. The …

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