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New Zealand is a hamlet in the civil parish of Hilmarton in Wiltshire, England. Nearby villages are Goatacre, Hilmarton and Lyneham; the nearest town is Calne, approximately 4 miles (6 km) to the southwest.

New Zealand

New Zealand
New Zealand
Location within Wiltshire
OS grid referenceSU012776
Civil parish
  • Hilmarton
Unitary authority
  • Wiltshire
Ceremonial county
  • Wiltshire
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townCalne
Postcode districtSN11 9
PoliceWiltshire
FireDorset and Wiltshire
AmbulanceSouth Western
UK Parliament
  • North Wiltshire
List of places
UK
England
Wiltshire
51.497°N 1.984°W / 51.497; -1.984

The hamlet is almost certainly named for the local connection to the country: John Dickson-Poynder was Governor of New Zealand in 1910–12, and the Hilmarton estate was the Poynder family seat.[1][2]

Today the hamlet is close to the southern boundary of MoD Lyneham, which was opened as RAF Lyneham in 1940.


References


  1. Dunning, R.W.; Rogers, K.H.; Spalding, P.A.; Shrimpton, Colin; Stevenson, Janet H.; Tomlinson, Margaret (1970). Crittall, Elizabeth (ed.). "Victoria County History: Wiltshire: Vol 9 pp49-65 – Parishes: Hilmarton". British History Online. University of London. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
  2. "Hilmarton". Wiltshire Community History. Wiltshire Council. Retrieved 7 April 2017.


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