{"product_id":"west-melton-a-history-of-the-district-to-1971","title":"West Melton - A History of the District to 1971","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis is a second-hand copy of the book \u003cem\u003eWest Melton - A History of the District to 1971.\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition: This is a used book in good condition. The dustjacket has creasing, rubbing and small tears - see photos.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublisher: West Melton School Centennial Committee\u003cbr\u003eYear: 1971(?)\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Hardback with dustjacket\u003cbr\u003ePages: 88\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Used (Good)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWest Melton is a town in the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Selwyn_District\" title=\"Selwyn District\"\u003eSelwyn District\u003c\/a\u003e, in the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Canterbury,_New_Zealand\" class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Canterbury, New Zealand\"\u003eCanterbury region\u003c\/a\u003e of New Zealand's \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/South_Island\" title=\"South Island\"\u003eSouth Island\u003c\/a\u003e. It is located 24 kilometres (15 mi) west of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Christchurch\" title=\"Christchurch\"\u003eChristchurch\u003c\/a\u003e and is part of the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Greater_Christchurch\u0026amp;action=edit\u0026amp;redlink=1\" class=\"new\" title=\"Greater Christchurch (page does not exist)\"\u003eChristchurch metropolitan area\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-5\" class=\"reference\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e The town has a population of 2,450 (June 2023), making it the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ranked_list_of_New_Zealand_urban_areas\" class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Ranked list of New Zealand urban areas\"\u003e123rd-largest urban area\u003c\/a\u003e in New Zealand, the 16th-largest in Canterbury and fifth-largest in the Selwyn District (behind \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Darfield,_New_Zealand\" title=\"Darfield, New Zealand\"\u003eDarfield\u003c\/a\u003e and before \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Leeston\" title=\"Leeston\"\u003eLeeston\u003c\/a\u003e).\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWest Melton was first settled in the 1870s, where it has long been associated with \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Horse_racing\" title=\"Horse racing\"\u003ehorse racing\u003c\/a\u003e (trotting), \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Arable_land\" title=\"Arable land\"\u003ecropping\u003c\/a\u003e, and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sheep_farming_in_New_Zealand\" title=\"Sheep farming in New Zealand\"\u003esheep farming\u003c\/a\u003e. Recently, it has become associated with \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Viticulture\" title=\"Viticulture\"\u003ewine growing\u003c\/a\u003e and deer farming. In 1881, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Alfred_Saunders\" title=\"Alfred Saunders\"\u003eAlfred Saunders\u003c\/a\u003e arrived in West Melton, where he bought a farm that he referred to as a \"bleak and wild looking property\".\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Atlantis Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48601639223531,"sku":null,"price":45.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.atlantisbooks.co.nz\/products\/west-melton-a-history-of-the-district-to-1971","provider":"Atlantis Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}