Lauriston, New Zealand

Lauriston goods shed

Lauriston is a lightly populated locality in the Canterbury region of New Zealand's South Island. It is situated on the Canterbury Plains south of the Rakaia River, some 20 kilometres (12 mi) inland from Rakaia. It was named after one of its pioneer settlers with the name of Laurie.^[1]

References

↑ Reed, A. W. (2010). Peter Dowling, ed. Place Names of New Zealand. Rosedale, North Shore: Raupo. p. 214. ISBN 9780143204107.

Towns of the Ashburton District, Canterbury, New Zealand

Major Towns	Ashburton Methven Rakaia Tinwald

Other Towns	Chertsey Ealing Fairton Hinds Lake Clearwater Lake Hood Mayfield Mount Somers Winslow

Localities	Acton Alford Forest Anama Ashburton Forks Ashburton Gorge Ashton Barhill Buccleuch Bushside Cairnbrae Carew Cavendish Coldstream Dorie Dromore Eiffelton Elgin Erewhon Flemington Greenstreet Hackthorne Hakatere (Gorge River mouth) Hatfield Highbank Huntingdon Kyle Lagmhor Lauriston Lismore Longbeach Lowcliffe Lyndhurst Lynnford Marawiti Maronan Mitcham Montalto Mount Hutt Mount Possession Newland Overdale Pendarves Punawai Rokeby Ruapuna Seafield Sherwood Somerton Springburn Staveley Urrall Valetta Wakanui Waterton Westerfield Wheatstone Willowby Winchmore Windermere

Coordinates: 43°44′S 171°47′E / 43.733°S 171.783°E / -43.733; 171.783

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Lauriston, New Zealand

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