Ellesmere, New Zealand Explained

Ellesmere is a locality in the Selwyn District of New Zealand.

Located south of Rolleston, the locality has given its names to a number of features. Ellesmere ward is a large rural area within Selwyn District; two of Selwyn's ten district councillors are elected in that ward.^[1] Lake Ellesmere / Te Waihora, Canterbury's largest lake, is located south of Ellesmere.^[2] The Anglican Church has a parish called Ellesmere,^[3] and Walter Harper was its vicar from 1876 to 1882. The parliamentary Ellesmere electorate existed from 1861 to 1928.^[4]

References

-43.6639°N 172.3567°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: Selwyn wards maps and boundaries . . 28 November 2022.
2. Web site: Wilson . John . Canterbury places – Ellesmere district . . 29 November 2022 . 17 August 2015.
3. Web site: Ellesmere Anglican Parish of NZ . Ellesmere Anglican Parish . 28 November 2022.
4. Book: Wilson, James Oakley . New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 . 4th . First published in 1913 . 1985 . V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer . Wellington . 154283103 . 263.