Bideford 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

Notes

  1. ^ "Bideford". New Zealand History. Archived from the original on 15 February 2018. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
  2. ^ 2018 Census place summary: Whareama

See also

Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bideford,_New_Zealand
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