Ashley Clinton

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 20 as of March 2020.[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 26 April 2020.
  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.


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