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Burwood

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Christchurch suburb near the lower reaches of the Avon River. Burwood was the site of a plague hospital built at Bottle Lake in 1902. Now Burwood Hospital, it specialises in treating burns and spinal injuries.
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Meaning of place name
Named by local auctioneer George King who came to Canterbury about 1872 from Burwood, Sydney

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