New Zealand, Wiltshire

New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand shown within Wiltshire
OS grid reference	SU012776
Civil parish	Hilmarton
Unitary authority	Wiltshire
Ceremonial county	Wiltshire
Region	South West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Calne
Postcode district	SN11 9
Police	Wiltshire
Fire	Dorset and Wiltshire
Ambulance	South Western
EU Parliament	South West England
UK Parliament	North Wiltshire
List of places UK England Wiltshire 51°29′49″N 1°59′02″W / 51.497°N 1.984°W / 51.497; -1.984Coordinates: 51°29′49″N 1°59′02″W / 51.497°N 1.984°W / 51.497; -1.984

New Zealand is a hamlet in the civil parish of Hilmarton in Wiltshire, England. Nearby villages are Goatacre, Hilmarton and Lyneham; the nearest town is Calne, approximately 4 miles (6 km) to the southwest.

The hamlet is almost certainly named for the local connection to the country: John Dickson-Poynder was Governor of New Zealand in 1910–12, and the Hilmarton estate was the Poynder family seat.

Today the hamlet is close to the southern boundary of MoD Lyneham, which was opened as RAF Lyneham in 1940.

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