| Cheltenham, Manawatu | |
| Total Type: | Territorial |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | New Zealand |
| Subdivision Type1: | District |
| Subdivision Name1: | Manawatū District |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | NZST |
| Utc Offset: | +12 |
| Timezone Dst: | NZDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +13 |
| Coordinates: | -40.1388°N 175.6514°W |
| Postal Code Type: | Postcode(s) |
| Area Code: | 06 |
Cheltenham is a township north-east of Feilding in the Manawatū District and Manawatū-Whanganui region in New Zealand's central North Island.
The settlement is named after Cheltenham in England, the home of one of the pioneer settlers, W. Mills.[1] The town was home to the Cheltenham Co-operative Dairy Company, established in 1893. In 1920 the company moved their factory to Makino in Feilding.
The area falls within the Rangitikei electorate. Cheltenham Public School, which opened in 1886, closed in 2016 after 130 years of operating.[2]
Hato Paora College, is a state-integrated boys' Catholic secondary school for Year 9 to 13 students,[3] [4] with a roll of as of .[5]