Bryndwr

Bryndwr

Infobox Settlement
name = Bryndwr
area_total_km2 = 1.2086
population_as_of = 2006
population_total = 3084
population_density_km2 = auto

Bryndwr is a suburb of Christchurch New Zealand, and is one of the few places in New Zealand with a name of Welsh origin. It was given its Welsh name (meaning 'on the brink of the water') by Charles Jeffreys who bought 100 acres there in 1880. (A nearby suburb, Burnside has an equivalent name with Scottish origins).

Developed during the 1950's and 1960's, Bryndwr has a higher than usual concentration of state houses and has quite a low socio-economic ranking, in stark contrast with the neighbouring suburbs which are the city's richest.

External links

* [http://library.christchurch.org.nz/Heritage/LocalHistory/Fendalton/Bryndwr_Burnside.asp History of Bryndwr and Burnside] - Christchurch City Libraries


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