Thornton, Hamilton

Thornton
Suburb
Farnborough Drive roundabout, Thornton - the suburb is flat, single storey, with wide, tree-lined roads
Coordinates: 37°46′40.58″S 175°13′22.36″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]

References

1. "Thornton Estate". harcourts.co.nz. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
2. "Hamilton Map". Hamilton City Council. Archived from the original on 23 September 2010. Retrieved 18 September 2010.
3. "Aldershot Place". ketehamilton.peoplesnetworknz.info. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
4. "Arundel Place". ketehamilton.peoplesnetworknz.info. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
5. "Dorchester Place". ketehamilton.peoplesnetworknz.info. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
6. "Farnborough Drive". ketehamilton.peoplesnetworknz.info. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
7. "Hadrians Way". ketehamilton.peoplesnetworknz.info. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
8. "Highbury Place". ketehamilton.peoplesnetworknz.info. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
9. "Sandhurst Place". ketehamilton.peoplesnetworknz.info. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
10. "Twickenham Place". ketehamilton.peoplesnetworknz.info. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
11. "Wembley Close". ketehamilton.peoplesnetworknz.info. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
12. "Wimbledon Close". ketehamilton.peoplesnetworknz.info. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
13. "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 13 April 2020.

See also

• Suburbs of Hamilton, New Zealand