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Winchester
Township 6 km north of Temuka. It survives by serving travellers and local farmers. The annual show of the Temuka and Geraldine Agricultural and Pastoral Association, founded in 1874, has been held on the Winchester Domain since 1910.
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Meaning of place name
The township was founded by Major J.A. Young, who built the Winchester Hotel, and named it probably after Winchester in Hampshire, England.
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Winchester war memorial