Ashley Clinton
Ashley Clinton is a rural community in the Central Hawke's Bay District and Hawke's Bay Region of New Zealand's North Island. The area consists of sheep, dairy and mixed use farms.
The area was originally Makeritu was renamed Ashley Clinton in January 1885, most likely after the Ashley Clinton Estate in the English county of Hampshire. Makeritu, o Makeretu, translates as to alight and to stand.
In 1921 a glass war memorial was installed at Ashley Clinton Memorial for the five local men killed in World War I. It w
In 2013, residents of Black Road launched a campaign to have the road sealed.Education
Sherwood School is a Year 1–8 co-educational state primary school. It is a decile 6 school with a roll of as of
Another primary school, Ashley Clinton School, was established in the main village in 1876 but has since closed.
