Burnside, Canterbury
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Burnside is a suburb of Christchurch
, New Zealand, located southeast of Christchurch International Airport
. As with most suburbs in Christchurch, it has no defined boundaries and is a general area.
. It was named for the small creeks that formed the headwaters of the Waimairi Stream. The name Burnside was made official by the Waimairi County Council in 1959.
For the first hundred years of European settlement, the area in and around Burnside was farmland, with sheep, cattle and orchards occupying the land.
), and its two central roads are Memorial Avenue and Greers Road. It contains a smaller park (Jellie Park) opposite Burnside High School
on Greers Road.
Christchurch
Christchurch is the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the country's second-largest urban area after Auckland. It lies one third of the way down the South Island's east coast, just north of Banks Peninsula which itself, since 2006, lies within the formal limits of...
, New Zealand, located southeast of Christchurch International Airport
Christchurch International Airport
-Facts & figures:As the gateway for Christchurch and the South Island, Christchurch International Airport is New Zealand’s second largest airport.5,908,077 passengers travelled in and out of Christchurch International Airport from 1 July 2008 to 30 June 2009...
. As with most suburbs in Christchurch, it has no defined boundaries and is a general area.
History
Burnside was originally part of a farm, approximately 1700 acres (6.9 km²) in size, owned by the early settler William Boag, who arrived in 1851 from PerthshirePerthshire
Perthshire, officially the County of Perth , is a registration county in central Scotland. It extends from Strathmore in the east, to the Pass of Drumochter in the north, Rannoch Moor and Ben Lui in the west, and Aberfoyle in the south...
. It was named for the small creeks that formed the headwaters of the Waimairi Stream. The name Burnside was made official by the Waimairi County Council in 1959.
For the first hundred years of European settlement, the area in and around Burnside was farmland, with sheep, cattle and orchards occupying the land.
Schools
- Burnside Primary School opened in 1956.
- Burnside High SchoolBurnside High SchoolBurnside High School is the second largest high school in New Zealand with over 2600 students, and is located in the suburb of Burnside in Christchurch, New Zealand.-History:...
opened in 1960. - Kendal School opened in 1961.
- Isleworth School opened at the beginning of 1962.
- Cobham IntermediateCobham Intermediate SchoolCobham Intermediate School is a state intermediate school in North West Christchurch, New Zealand.Cobham was originally named Fendalton Intermediate but that caused confusion between Fendalton Open Air Primary School so the governor-general of New Zealand, Viscount Cobham, allowed Cobham to use his...
, named initially Fendalton Intermediate, opened in 1963. - Roydvale School opened in 1967.
- Christ the King Primary School.
Suburb
Burnside contains a central park (Burnside ParkBurnside Park, Christchurch
Burnside Park is a cricket ground in Burnside, Canterbury, New Zealand. The first recorded match on the ground came when Canterbury Women played Auckland Women in 1974...
), and its two central roads are Memorial Avenue and Greers Road. It contains a smaller park (Jellie Park) opposite Burnside High School
Burnside High School
Burnside High School is the second largest high school in New Zealand with over 2600 students, and is located in the suburb of Burnside in Christchurch, New Zealand.-History:...
on Greers Road.