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Roderick Alleyn Lane in Papanui – Named after Detective Chief Inspector Roderick Alleyn, the main series character of the author Ngaio Marsh (1895- 1982). The character made his debut in 1934 in the novel A Man Lay Dead. The street is next to the Ngaio Marsh Retirement Village. Named in 2001. A small amount of …

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Vista Place in Huntsbury – First appears in street directories in 1991. A tiny amount of information from the library website. My best guess about the name of the street is because of the great views from here as one meaning of vista is pleasing view. Most houses here were built in 1990s but two …

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Yelverton Place in Huntsbury and there wasn’t any information on the library website. The street would have been named after Yelverton in England in keeping with the theme of naming streets in this area after places in England. Great views from this street and the houses were huge. They were also well beyond my budget. …

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Trumble Lane in Huntsbury – Named after Louisa Mary Trumble (1874- 1955). Louisa Trumble nursed at the Cashmere Sanatorium. She was matron of the Military Sanatorium 1920- 1929 and matron of the Tuberculosis Institution 1929-1935. Named in 1993 A small amount of information from the library website. Papers Past had several entries for Louisa including …

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Trecastle Lane in Huntsbury – Formed post-1997. Tiny amount of information from the library website. If this street was named under the theme of naming streets in this area after places in England then they mucked up big time plus insulted the Welsh. Trecastle is a village in the Brecon area of Wales. I have …

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Stonewall Place in Huntsbury – This name continues the theme of naming streets in the subdivision after English villages and localities. Named in 1998. A small amount of information from the library website. I couldn’t find anywhere in the world called Stonewall and certainly nowhere in England with that name. My first thought when I …

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Runswick Lane in Huntsbury and there wasn’t any information on the library website about this street. It was probably named after Runswick Bay in England in keeping with the theme of naming the streets in the area after places in England. After googling Runswick Bay I have now added it to my must visit list. …

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Roystone Way in Huntsbury and there wasn’t anything on the library website about the street. It was possibly named after Royston in England to keep up the theme of naming streets in the area after places in England. Only 15 houses here and they were built between 2000 and 2019. Great views over Christchurch and …

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Olmstead Lane in Huntsbury – nothing on library website and it is possibly because it is too new or because it is a private lane. Probably named after Olmstead Green in England which would be in keeping with the general theme of naming streets after places in England. When googling I found a Frederick Law …

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Kimbolton Lane in Huntsbury -Formed post-1997.Tiny amount of information from the library website and it is most likely to have been named after Kimbolton in the UK. The most famous fact that I found out about Kimbolton in England was that Catherine of Aragon died in Kimbolton Castle. I didn’t walk this tiny street as …

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