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Old Stone House in Cracroft in the 1930s

Cracroft is a south-west suburb of Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand.

Cracroft was named for John Cracroft Wilson, who settled in this part of Christchurch at the bottom of the Port Hills Range in 1854. The Cracroft Residents' Association started lobbying for Cracroft to become a suburb in 1993, and the New Zealand Geographic Board gazetted the suburb in 1999, splitting the area from Cashmere.

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References

  1. ^ Harper, Margaret (20 February 2014). "Christchurch Place Names: A – M" (PDF). Christchurch City Libraries. p. 33. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
  2. Kristiansen, Tessa. "Wilson, John Cracroft". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 10 July 2011.
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