BURNSIDE, CANTERBURY

Burnside (in Christchurch, New Zealand) is a suburb located South East of Christchurch International Airport. As with most suburbs in Christchurch, it has no legal boundaries and is just a general area.

Contents

History

Schools

Suburb

Links

History

Burnside was originally part of a farm, approximately 1700 acres in size, owned by a man named William Boag. It was named for the small creeks that formed the headwaters of the Waimairi Stream.[1]
For the first 100 years of European settlement, the area in and around Burnside was farmland, with sheep, cattle and orchards populating the land.

Schools

★ Burnside Primary School opened in 1956

★ Burnside High School opened in 1960

★ Kendal School opened in 1961

★ Isleworth School opened at the beginning of 1962.

★ Cobham Intermediate, named initially Fendalton Intermediate, opened in 1963.

★ Roydvale School opened in 1967.

★ Christ the King Primary School

Suburb

Burnside contains a central park (Burnside Park), and it's two central roads are Memorial Avenue and Greers Road. It contains a smaller park (Jellie Park) opposite Burnside High School on Greers Road.

Links

★ Christchurch City Council Website

★ Christchurch City Council Map of Burnside

★ Christchurch City Library - History of Bryndwr and Burnside