Richmond

Cultural & Historical Heritage:

The Richmond area is rich in cultural and historical significance.

Richmond Hill (hill) 3.3km away

Feature shown on: NZMS260 N27 Edition 1 1987; NZTopo50-BQ26 165205

Barnicoat Range (range) 3.7km away

Running southwestwards from Jenkins Hill to Waimea River. Waimea Survey District.

Named after JW Barnicoat, one of Nelson's earlier surveyors, and a member of the Nelson Provincial Council, who carried out an exploration of this range of hills in 1885. The name was submitted by the

Saxton Hill (hill) 4.1km away

On Barnicoat Range, three miles south-west of Jenkins Hill. Waimea Survey District.

Hill is at the source of Saxton creek. The Saxtons were early settlers and once owned much of the land in the locality of this hill.

Aniseed Hill (hill) 5.2km away

Hill on Barnicoat Range, 4km southwest of Richmond Hill, Trig. Station Aniseed Hill (Geodetic Code B7UR) on summit. Waimea Survey District.

The name was apparently derived from the abundance of Angelica Gingiduim, a plant that grows in the vicinity, popularly called aniseed. The name was in common use when submitted by the Chief Surveyor,

Goat Hill (hill) 7.9km away

Feature shown on: NZMS260 N28 Edition 1 1987; NZTopo50-BQ26 153157