Bideford, New Zealand
Place in Wairarapa, New Zealand
40°53′S 175°53′E / 40.883°S 175.883°E / -40.883; 175.883Bideford is a small rural settlement, located in the Masterton district in the Wairarapa region of the North Island of New Zealand. The town is located 35 kilometres northeast of Masterton and a similar distance southwest of Eketāhuna. Bideford had a primary school until the Wairarapa school merge of 2004.
Name
The settlement is named after Bideford, Devon, and was previously known as Upper Taueru until 1878.[1]
Demographics
Bideford is part of the Whareama statistical area.[2]
Residents
- John Falloon, Member of Parliament lived in Bideford at the time of his death.
- Jack Williams, Member of Parliament farmed in Bideford
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