Burnside, Christchurch

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Burnside is a suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand, located southeast of Christchurch International Airport. As with most suburbs in Christchurch, it has no defined boundaries and is a general area.HistoryBurnside was originally part of a farm, approximately 1700acre in size, owned by the early settler William Boag, who arrived in 1851 from Perthshire. It was named for the small creeks that formed the headwaters of the Waimairi Stream. The name Burnside was made official by the Waimairi County Council in 1959, although Burnside Road had been renamed Memorial Avenue in 1950.For the first hundred years of European settlement, the area in and around Burnside was farmland, with sheep, cattle and orchards occupying the land.SchoolsBurnside Primary School opened in 1956.Burnside High School opened in February 1960.Kendal School opened in 1961.Isleworth School opened at the beginning of 1962.Cobham Intermediate, named initially Fendalton Intermediate, opened in 1963.Roydvale School opened in 1967.Christ the King Primary School.SuburbBurnside contains a central park, and its two central roads are Memorial Avenue and Greers Road. It contains a smaller park opposite Burnside High School on Greers Road.