Ashley Clinton

Ashley Clinton (Māori: Makeretu) is a rural community in the Central Hawke's Bay District and Hawke's Bay Region of New Zealand's North Island.[1] The area consists of sheep, dairy and mixed use farms.[2][3][4]

The area was originally Makeritu was renamed Ashley Clinton in January 1885, most likely after the Ashley Clinton Estate in the English county of Hampshire. Makeritu, o Makeretu, translates as to alight (makere) and to stand (tu).[5]

In 1921 a glass war memorial was installed at Ashley Clinton Memorial for the five local men killed in World War I. It w[6]

In 2013, residents of Black Road launched a campaign to have the road sealed.[7]

Education

Sherwood School is a Year 1–8 co-educational state primary school.[8] It is a decile 6 school with a roll of 20 as of March 2020.[9][10]

Another primary school, Ashley Clinton School, was established in the main village in 1876 but has since closed.[11]

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