Thornton | |
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 Farnborough Drive roundabout, Thornton - the suburb is flat, single storey, with wide, tree-lined roads | |
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| Coordinates: 37°46′40.58″S 175°13′22.36″E / 37.7779389°S 175.2228778°E | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| City | Hamilton, New Zealand |
| Electoral ward | Hamilton West |
| Established | 1997 |
| Population (2006 Census) | |
• Total | 2,286 |
| Te Rapa | ||
| Rotokauri |
  Thornton  |
Crawshaw |
| Nawton |
Thornton is a name sometimes used[1] for part of a suburb in western Hamilton in New Zealand.[2]
Aldershot Place,[3] Arundel Place,[4] Dorchester Place,[5] Farnborough Drive,[6] Hadrians Way,[7] Highbury Place,[8] Sandhurst Place,[9] Twickenham Place,[10] Wembley Close[11] and Wimbledon Close were named in 1997 by Thornton Estates Ltd., the developer, using English place names. They are more usually described as being in Nawton[12] and are in the Nawton West census area.[13]
- ^ "Thornton Estate". harcourts.co.nz. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
- ^ "Hamilton Map". Hamilton City Council. Archived from the original on 23 September 2010. Retrieved 18 September 2010.
- ^ "Aldershot Place". ketehamilton.peoplesnetworknz.info. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
- ^ "Arundel Place". ketehamilton.peoplesnetworknz.info. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
- ^ "Dorchester Place". ketehamilton.peoplesnetworknz.info. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
- ^ "Farnborough Drive". ketehamilton.peoplesnetworknz.info. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
- ^ "Hadrians Way". ketehamilton.peoplesnetworknz.info. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
- ^ "Highbury Place". ketehamilton.peoplesnetworknz.info. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
- ^ "Sandhurst Place". ketehamilton.peoplesnetworknz.info. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
- ^ "Twickenham Place". ketehamilton.peoplesnetworknz.info. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
- ^ "Wembley Close". ketehamilton.peoplesnetworknz.info. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
- ^ "Wimbledon Close". ketehamilton.peoplesnetworknz.info. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 13 April 2020.