Cracroft, New Zealand
Cracroft is a south-west suburb of Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand.
Cracroft was named for John Cracroft Wilson,[1] who settled in this part of Christchurch at the bottom of the Port Hills Range in 1854.[2] The Cracroft Residents' Association started lobbying for Cracroft to become a suburb in 1993, and the New Zealand Geographic Board gazetted the suburb in 1999, splitting the area from Cashmere.[1]
See also[edit]
- Cracroft, British Columbia
- Cracroft Islands, British Columbia
References[edit]
- ^ a b Harper, Margaret (20 February 2014). "Christchurch Place Names: A - M" (PDF). Christchurch City Libraries. p. 33. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
- ^ Kristiansen, Tessa. "Wilson, John Cracroft". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 10 July 2011.
43°34′50″S 172°37′0″E / 43.58056°S 172.61667°E
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