Cheltenham, Manawatu
Cheltenham is a township 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) north-east of Feilding in the Manawatu District of New Zealand. The settlement is named after Cheltenham in England, the home of one of the pioneer settlers, W. Mills.[1] The town was home to the Cheltenham Co-operative Dairy Company, established in 1893. In 1920 the company moved their factory to Makino in Feilding.
Cheltenham, Manawatu | |
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 Cheltenham Hotel | |
| Country |  New Zealand |
| Region | Manawatu District |
| Time zone | UTC+12 (NZST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+13 (NZDT) |
| Area code(s) | 06 |
The area falls within the Rangitikei electorate. Cheltenham Public School, which opened in 1886, closed in 2016 after 130 years of operating.[2]
References
- Reed, A. W.; Cryer, Max (2002). The Reed dictionary of New Zealand place names (2002 ed.). Auckland [N.Z.]: Reed. ISBN 0790007614. OCLC 49290681.
- "Students grieve closure of 130-year-old Cheltenham School in Manawatu". Stuff. Retrieved 2019-11-18.
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