Barrington is a minor suburb in the south of

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, New Zealand, occasionally referred to as part of

Spreydon Spreydon is a suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand, south-south-west of Cathedral Square. The most central street through Spreydon is Barrington Street. Spreydon is flanked by the suburbs Hoon Hay, Sydenham, and Lower Cashmere. State Hig ...

. In 2006, the area was classified as a suburb by government organisations such as Statistics New Zealand for the purposes of the census, and divided into two areas named Barrington South and Barrington North. For the 2018 census, the area of Barrington was instead primarily included within the statistical area of Spreydon South.

History

The first European owner of the land was Captain

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. In 1851, he chose of land and had frontages with Wilderness Road, the road leading to the Heathcote River, and the road leading from Christchurch to

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. The land was numbered in the order of it having been chosen, and his land was thus known as Rural Section 154. Simeon died in 1867 and his widow requested through land agents Richard J. S. Harman and

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that Wilderness Road be renamed Barrington Road in honour of her grandfather,

Sir Fitzwilliam Barrington, 10th Baronet There have been two baronetcies created for people with the surname Barrington. As of one creation is extant. * Barrington baronets of Barrington Hall (1611) * Barrington baronets of Limerick (1831) The Barrington baronetcy, of the City of Lime ...

. This request was granted in 1885, and it is today known as Barrington Street.

Economy

Barrington Shopping Centre

Barrington Shopping Centre covers an area of 14,959 m². It has 700 carparks and 52 retailers, including

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and

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References

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