Foxton (New Zealand)
| Foxton | ||
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| Coordinates | 40 ° 28 ′ S , 175 ° 17 ′ E | |
| Region ISO | NZ-MWT | |
| Country |
 New Zealand
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| region | Manawatu-Wanganui | |
| District | Horowhenua District | |
| Ward | Kere Kere Ward | |
| Residents | 2 643 (2013) | |
| height | 4 m | |
| Post Code | 4814 | |
| Telephone code | +64 (0) 6 | |
| UN / LOCODE | NZ FOX | |
| website | www.foxton.org.nz | |
| Photography of the place | ||
 Foxton Main Street |
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Foxton is a place in the Horowhenua District of the Manawatu-Wanganui region on the North Island of New Zealand .
Origin of name
Foxton was named after Sir William Fox .
geography
The place is about 30 km southwest of Palmerston North and 15 km north of Levin . It is located about 6 km from the coast and 5 km north of the Manawatu River . The small coastal settlement of Foxton Beach is about 6 km to the west at the estuary.
history
The history of the place is linked to the processing of New Zealand flax , which is used to make ropes, baskets and other things. Other occupations include the manufacture of clothing and sawmill activities.
Foxton is the oldest European settlement in the southern part of the Manawatu-Wanganui region . The first settlement, however, was further east in 1842, closer to what is now Shannon . In 1885 the settlement was moved to its present location. In the early years of European settlement, it was an important trading post and port. It was not until a railway line was built between Palmerston North and Wellington that it was overtaken by Palmerston North in significance for Manawatu .
population
In the 2013 census, the town had 2,643 inhabitants, 2.8% less than in the 2006 census.
Transportation
The central government originally intended that Foxton should be on the main railway line from Wellington via Palmerston North to Auckland . An existing light rail between Foxton and Palmerston North was expanded into a branch line as the Foxton Branch in the 1870s . As the government delayed extending the route south, a group of Wellington businessmen built the Wellington and Manawatu Railway (WMR) on a shorter line that did not include Foxton . When this line opened in 1886, Foxton's role as a port dwindled . The situation worsened in 1908 when the WMR was integrated into the national route network.
The port was abandoned in 1941, and a year later the Ministry of Works diverted a large part of the water of the Manawatu River past Foxton by building the Whirokino Cut . The part of the remaining oxbow lake near the city silted up during a flood in 1953. The railway line was closed in 1959.
The New Zealand State Highway 1 runs through Foxton .
Attractions
In 2003 a copy of a Dutch windmill from the 17th century " de Molen " was built. The functioning mill produces flour that is sold in a souvenir shop, and the mechanics inside can also be viewed.
education
Foxton has four elementary schools: Coley Street School (266 students in 2010), Oroua Downs School (89 students), Foxton School (75) and St Mary's School (41). Another, the Foxton Beach School with 100 students, is located in the coastal town of Foxton Beach . The Manawatu College is the only institution of higher education that had 2010 401 students and a decile rating of the second
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b 2013 Census QuickStats about a place: Foxton . Statistics New Zealand , accessed August 11, 2014 .
- ^ A b New Zealand Travel Atlas , Wise Maps Auckland, Map 38, ISBN 0-908794-47-9
- ^ Moutoa Sluice Gates & Floodway . (PDF (2.9 MB)) Horizons Regional Council , accessed on August 11, 2014 .
- ↑ Malcolm McKinnon : Manawatu and Horowhenua places - Foxton and the coast . In: Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand . Ministry for Culture & Heritage , April 22, 2015, accessed September 17, 2018 .
- ↑ Foxton 'De Molen' Windmill . Nature Coast Experience , archived from the original on October 7, 2011 ; accessed on January 24, 2016 (English, original website no longer available).
- ^ Foxton Schools, New Zealand Department of Education database, accessed December 28, 2010