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Charlesworth Street in Woolston – formerly Charlesworth’s Road or Charlsworth Road. Named after Captain William Charlesworth (1814-1875). Charlesworth lived at Saxon Villa on Ferry Road. [There is a variation on the spelling of his surname. Sometimes it has no “e”.] In 1873 he offered to dedicate to the Heathcote Road Board, land through his property… Read more

Bell’s Creek was first mentioned in Papers Past in 1864 but most entries started from 1870 when there were complaints about it. The creek frequently flooded because it was choked up with weeds. In 1884 a bridge over the creek was mentioned. In 1900 a William Griffin was charged with discharging sewage into the creek… Read more