Ashburton County Explained

Conventional Long Name:	Ashburton County
Common Name:	Ashburton County
Subdivision:	County
Nation:	New Zealand
Year Start:	1876
Year End:	1989
Capital:	Ashburton, New Zealand
Today:	Canterbury region

Ashburton County was one of the counties of New Zealand in the South Island. The council first met on 4 January 1877 in the Ashburton Road Board office.^[1] It became part of Ashburton District Council in 1989, together with Ashburton Borough Council.^[2]

See also

• List of former territorial authorities in New Zealand § Counties

References

-43.9056°N 171.7456°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: 5 Jan 1877. COUNTY COUNCIL MEETINGS. LYTTELTON TIMES. 2022-01-30. paperspast.natlib.govt.nz.
2. Web site: 27 February 2020. A Guide to Council. Ashburton District Council.