Windsor, North Otago
Place in Waitaki District, New Zealand / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Windsor is a township in North Otago, 19 km (12 mi) inland from Oamaru, situated almost exactly on the 45th latitude.
Windsor | |
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Coordinates: 45°00′12″S 170°47′21″E | |
Country | New Zealand |
Region | Waitaki District |
Local iwi | Ngāi Tahu |
The township was surveyed in 1879 and sold by Edward (Eddie) Menlove, the owner of the Windsor Park Estate. It was situated at the junction of the Ngapara and Tokarahi branch railway lines.
The Tokarahi branch closed in the 1930s, and the Ngapara line in 1959. There is a public hall built 1904. The school opened in 1890 and closed in the 1990s. There was also a Presbyterian Church, now also closed.
For many years Windsor was host to a vintage car rally, still known as the Windsor run, The North Otago Vintage Car Club organizes the Windsor Rally every year on 7 or 14 December.