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Bideford, New Zealand


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nameBideford
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subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameNew Zealand
subdivision_type1Region
subdivision_name1Wairarapa
subdivision_type2Territorial authority
subdivision_name2Masterton District
seat_typeElectorate
seatWairarapa
leader_titleMP
leader_partyNational
leader_nameAlastair Scott
leader_title1Mayor
leader_name1Lyn Patterson
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| mapframe-zoom = 9 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.

Demographics

Bideford is part of the Whareama statistical area.

Residents

  • John Falloon, Member of Parliament lived in Bideford at the time of his death.
  • Jack Williams, Member of Parliament farmed in Bideford

Notes

References

  1. "Bideford".
  2. {{NZ census place summary 2018. whareama. Whareama
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