Ashley Clinton

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This article is about the New Zealand village. For the English estate, see Ashley Clinton, United Kingdom.

Ashley Clinton (Māori: Makeretu) is a rural community in the Central Hawke's Bay District and Hawke's Bay Region of New Zealand's North Island.[1] The area consists of sheep, dairy and mixed use farms.[2][3][4]

The area was originally Makeritu was renamed Ashley Clinton in January 1885, most likely after the Ashley Clinton Estate in the English county of Hampshire. Makeritu, o Makeretu, translates as to alight (makere) and to stand (tu).[5]

In 1921 a glass war memorial was installed at Ashley Clinton Memorial for the five local men killed in World War I. It w[6]

In 2013, residents of Black Road launched a campaign to have the road sealed.[7]

Education[]

Sherwood School is a Year 1–8 co-educational state primary school.[8] It is a decile 6 school with a roll of 30 as of November 2021.[9][10]

Another primary school, Ashley Clinton School, was established in the main village in 1876 but has since closed.[11]

References[]

  1. ^ Hariss, Gavin. "Ashley Clinton, Hawke's Bay". topomap.co.nz. NZ Topo Map.
  2. ^ "Milking marvels: Sheep one side of the shed, cows the other". stuff.co.nz. Stuff Farming. 28 November 2017.
  3. ^ "Fast track expansion for Ashley Clinton dairy farmers Andy and Robbie Hunt". stuff.co.nz. Stuff Farming. 10 January 2018.
  4. ^ "Central Hawke's Bay dairy farm wins top environment award". thecountry.co.nz. Hawke's Bay Today. 28 March 2018.
  5. ^ "Ashley Clinton". nzhistory.govt.nz. Ministry for Culture and Heritage.
  6. ^ Austin, Glennis. "Ashley Clinton First World War memorial". nzhistory.govt.nz. Ministry for Culture and Heritage.
  7. ^ Llewellyn, Clinton (19 April 2018). "Rural residents on Black Rd want CHB District Council to seal road". New Zealand Media and Entertainment. Hawke's Bay Today.
  8. ^ "Ministry of Education School Profile". educationcounts.govt.nz. Ministry of Education.
  9. ^ "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  10. ^ "Education Review Office Report". ero.govt.nz. Education Review Office.
  11. ^ "Ashley Clinton School 86th Anniversary 1876–1962". knowledgebank.co.nz. Ashley Clinton School Anniversary Trust.

Coordinates: 39°56′59″S 176°15′42″E / 39.949812°S 176.261677°E / -39.949812; 176.261677


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