Thornton is a name sometimes used[1] for part of a suburb in western Hamilton in New Zealand.[2]
Thornton | |
|---|---|
 Farnborough Drive roundabout, Thornton - the suburb is flat, single storey, with wide, tree-lined roads | |
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| Coordinates: 37°46′40.58″S 175°13′22.36″E | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| City | Hamilton, New Zealand |
| Electoral ward | Hamilton West |
| Established | 1997 |
| Population (2006 Census) | |
• Total | 2,286 |
| Te Rapa | ||
| Rotokauri |
  Thornton  |
Crawshaw |
| Nawton |
Aldershot Place,[3] Arundel Place,[4] Dorchester Place,[5] Farnborough Drive,[6] Hadrians Way,[7] Highbury Place,[8] Sandhurst Place,[9] Twickenham Place,[10] Wembley Close[11] and Wimbledon Close were named in 1997 by Thornton Estates Ltd., the developer, using English place names. They are more usually described as being in Nawton[12] and are in the Nawton West census area.[13]
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