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Barrhill is a lightly populated locality in the Canterbury region of New Zealand's South Island. It is situated on the Canterbury Plains, on the right bank of the Rakaia River, about 17 kilometres (11 mi) inland from Rakaia. It was founded by Cathcart Wason in the mid-1870s and named by him after his old home Barrhill in South Ayrshire, Scotland. Wason set it up as a model village for the workers of his large sheep farm. The population of the village peaked in the mid-1880s before the general recession initiated a downturn for the village. Wason had expected for the Methven Branch railway to run past Barrhill, but the line was built in 1880 on an alignment many miles away, which caused Barrhill population to decrease.

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  • Barrhill is a lightly populated locality in the Canterbury region of New Zealand's South Island. It is situated on the Canterbury Plains, on the right bank of the Rakaia River, about 17 kilometres (11 mi) inland from Rakaia. It was founded by Cathcart Wason in the mid-1870s and named by him after his old home Barrhill in South Ayrshire, Scotland. Wason set it up as a model village for the workers of his large sheep farm. The population of the village peaked in the mid-1880s before the general recession initiated a downturn for the village. Wason had expected for the Methven Branch railway to run past Barrhill, but the line was built in 1880 on an alignment many miles away, which caused Barrhill population to decrease. Three of the original buildings of Barrhill plus the gatehouse at Wason's homestead were constructed of concrete, and they still exist to this day. One of those buildings, St John's Church, is registered by Heritage New Zealand as a Category II heritage building, and the gatehouse is a museum that is open on request. Today, few buildings exist in the village, but the formal layout of avenues still exists, giving the setting a charming appearance. (en)
  • Barrhill é uma localidade pouco povoada da região de Canterbury, Ilha do Sul, Nova Zelândia. Está situada nas Planícies de Canterbury, na margem direita do Rio Rakaia. Foi fundada por Cathcart Wason em meados da década de 1870 e nomeado por ele em homenagem a sua antiga cidade, Barrhill em South Ayrshire, Escócia. Wason tentou fazer de Barrhill uma aldeia-modelo para os trabalhadores de sua grande fazenda de ovelhas. A população da aldeia atingiu o pico em meados da década de 1880, antes de uma recessão iniciada uma crise econômica. Wason esperava que um troço ferroviário conseguisse alcançar o povoado, mas a linha foi construída em 1880 em um alinhamento a muitos quilômetros de distância, o que fez com que a população de Barrhill diminuísse. Três dos edifícios originais de Barrhill mais o portão de entrada no Wason foram construídos em concreto, e ainda existem até hoje. Um desses edifícios, a Igreja de São João, é registrado pelo Património da Nova Zelândia como um edifício histórico, e a portaria é um museu. Hoje em dia, poucos edifícios existem na aldeia, mas o desenho original de avenidas ainda existe, dando a definição de uma aparência encantadora. (pt)
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  • Barrhill is a lightly populated locality in the Canterbury region of New Zealand's South Island. It is situated on the Canterbury Plains, on the right bank of the Rakaia River, about 17 kilometres (11 mi) inland from Rakaia. It was founded by Cathcart Wason in the mid-1870s and named by him after his old home Barrhill in South Ayrshire, Scotland. Wason set it up as a model village for the workers of his large sheep farm. The population of the village peaked in the mid-1880s before the general recession initiated a downturn for the village. Wason had expected for the Methven Branch railway to run past Barrhill, but the line was built in 1880 on an alignment many miles away, which caused Barrhill population to decrease. (en)
  • Barrhill é uma localidade pouco povoada da região de Canterbury, Ilha do Sul, Nova Zelândia. Está situada nas Planícies de Canterbury, na margem direita do Rio Rakaia. Foi fundada por Cathcart Wason em meados da década de 1870 e nomeado por ele em homenagem a sua antiga cidade, Barrhill em South Ayrshire, Escócia. Wason tentou fazer de Barrhill uma aldeia-modelo para os trabalhadores de sua grande fazenda de ovelhas. A população da aldeia atingiu o pico em meados da década de 1880, antes de uma recessão iniciada uma crise econômica. Wason esperava que um troço ferroviário conseguisse alcançar o povoado, mas a linha foi construída em 1880 em um alinhamento a muitos quilômetros de distância, o que fez com que a população de Barrhill diminuísse. (pt)
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