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St Aidan's Church at Alfredton
The former St Aidan's Church at Alfredton is registered by Heritage New Zealand as a Category II structure, with registration number 3972

Alfredton is a farming community in the southern North Island of New Zealand. It is located to the southeast of Eketāhuna.

Alfredton has a school, church, a 9-hole golf course, community domain and a community hall.

The town is named after Prince Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha who was the second son and fourth child of Queen Victoria.

Education

Alfredton School is a co-educational state primary school for Year 1 to 8 students, with a roll of 35 as of February 2024.

Climate

Climate data for Alfredton (1991–2020)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 22.4
(72.3)
23.0
(73.4)
21.0
(69.8)
18.1
(64.6)
15.3
(59.5)
12.5
(54.5)
12.1
(53.8)
13.0
(55.4)
14.7
(58.5)
16.5
(61.7)
18.4
(65.1)
20.9
(69.6)
17.3
(63.2)
Daily mean °C (°F) 16.9
(62.4)
17.3
(63.1)
15.5
(59.9)
12.9
(55.2)
10.6
(51.1)
8.0
(46.4)
7.9
(46.2)
8.4
(47.1)
10.3
(50.5)
12.2
(54.0)
13.5
(56.3)
15.7
(60.3)
12.4
(54.4)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 11.5
(52.7)
11.7
(53.1)
10.0
(50.0)
7.8
(46.0)
5.8
(42.4)
3.5
(38.3)
3.7
(38.7)
3.9
(39.0)
5.8
(42.4)
7.9
(46.2)
8.7
(47.7)
10.4
(50.7)
7.6
(45.6)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 76
(3.0)
58
(2.3)
73
(2.9)
97
(3.8)
127
(5.0)
122
(4.8)
141
(5.6)
118
(4.6)
101
(4.0)
103
(4.1)
91
(3.6)
108
(4.3)
1,215
(48)
Source: NIWA (rain 1951–1980)
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