Barrington is a minor suburb in the south of Christchurch, New Zealand, occasionally referred to as part of Spreydon. In 2006, the area was classified as a suburb by government organisations such as Statistics New Zealand for the purposes of the census, and divided into two areas named Barrington South and Barrington North.[3][4] For the 2018 census, the area of Barrington was instead primarily included within the statistical area of Spreydon South.[2]
Barrington | |
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| Coordinates: 43°33′20″S 172°37′6″E / 43.55556°S 172.61833°E | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| City | Christchurch |
| Local authority | Christchurch City Council |
| Electoral ward | Spreydon[1] |
| Area | |
| • Land | 72 ha (178 acres) |
| Population (2018)[2] | |
• Total | 2,364 |
| Spreydon | Sydenham | |
| Hillmorton |
  Barrington  |
Beckenham |
| Hoon Hay | Somerfield |
History
editThe first European owner of the land was Captain Charles Simeon. In 1851, he chose 500 acres (2.0 km2) of land and had frontages with Wilderness Road, the road leading to the Heathcote River, and the road leading from Christchurch to Halswell. The land was numbered in the order of it having been chosen, and his land was thus known as Rural Section 154.[5][6]
Simeon died in 1867 and his widow requested through land agents Richard J. S. Harman and Edward Cephas John Stevens that Wilderness Road be renamed Barrington Road in honour of her grandfather, Sir Fitzwilliam Barrington, 10th Baronet. This request was granted in 1885, and it is today known as Barrington Street.[7]
Economy
editBarrington Shopping Centre
editBarrington Shopping Centre covers an area of 14,959 m2.[8] It has 700 carparks and 52 retailers, including FreshChoice and The Warehouse.[9][10]
References
edit- ^ "Wards, Councillors and Community Boards map". ccc.govt.nz. Christchurch City Council. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
- ^ a b c "2018 Census place summaries: Spreydon South". www.stats.govt.nz. Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
- ^ "Boundary Map of Barrington South". ststs.govt.nz. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
- ^ "Boundary Map of Barrington North". ststs.govt.nz. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
- ^ "Rural Sections Chosen". Lyttelton Times. Vol. I, no. 17. 3 May 1851. p. 3. Retrieved 25 May 2013.
- ^ Harper, Margaret (20 February 2014). "Christchurch Place Names: A – M" (PDF). Christchurch City Libraries. pp. 21f. Retrieved 28 February 2014.
- ^ Harper, Margaret (20 February 2014). "Christchurch Street Names B" (PDF). Christchurch City Libraries. pp. 28–31. Retrieved 28 February 2014.
- ^ "Barrington". tinline.co.nz. Tinline Property. Archived from the original on 18 September 2021. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
- ^ "Nelson family buys Barringtons mall". stuff.co.nz. Christchurch Press. 31 January 2009.
- ^ "Barrington Info". barrington.nz. Tinline Property.
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