Beaumont (New Zealand)
| Beaumont | ||
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| Coordinates | 45 ° 49 ′ S , 169 ° 32 ′ E | |
| Region ISO | NZ-OTA | |
| Country |
 New Zealand
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| region | Otago | |
| District | Clutha District | |
| Ward | Lawrence - Tuapeka Ward | |
| Residents | few | |
| height | 50 m | |
| Post Code | (0) 3 | |
| Telephone code | +64 9591 | |
| Photography of the place | ||
 Beaumont , aerial view 2006 |
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Beaumont is a small settlement in the Clutha District of the Otago regionon the South Island of New Zealand .
Origin of name
Beaumont was possibly named around 1857 after the Beaumont Burn , now the Beaumont River , which flows into the Clutha River .
geography
The settlement is on the Clutha River , six kilometers southeast of Raes Junction between Roxburgh and Balclutha . Beaumont is connected to Milton and Roxburgh by New Zealand State Highway 8 .
history
Beaumont served for eleven years as the terminus of a railway branch line that branched off from the Main South Line in Milton and reached Beaumont in 1914 . An extension to Miller's Flat was opened in 1925. This line was eventually called the Roxburgh Branch and operated until 1968. Remnants of the railway such as a cattle yard and a bridge over the Beaumont River have been preserved.
literature
- Alexander W. Reed : The Reed dictionary of New Zealand place names . Reed Books , Auckland 2002, ISBN 0-7900-0761-4 (English).