Lockerbie Park

This reserve is 3.7651 hectares in size and is located between Willow Grove and Stirling Drive, with access gained from George Street, in the north western area of Morrinsville. The reserve is bounded to the north, south and east by residential property and to the west by George Street. The Park consists of a large grassed area with three gullys extensively planted in trees and shrubs, a playground (located near the George Street end), and a footpath that meanders its way through the park lined with trees. The extension includes a walking track shaded by mature trees that follows along the top edge of a gully. The Operative District Plan identifies the site as a Reserve in the Residential Zone. History Thomas  Morrin purchase land that was to include the township of Morrinsville in 1874 from tangata whenua. He called it Lockerbie Estate after his ancestral farm near Lockerbie in Scotland. Lockerbie Park is made up of sixteen lots acquired at different times for recreation purposes. In 1952 the first piece of land, lot 23, was vested in the Crown pursuant to the Counties Amendment Act 1946 following the subdivision of land that belonged to Arthur and Henry Williams. This lot was later vested in Morrinsville Borough Council. Then in 1970 Morrinsville Borough Council brought part lot 1, lots 1, 2 and 16 from the New Zealand Insurance Company. In 1997 lots 24 and 25 were vested in Matamata-Piako District Council following the subdivision of land that belonged to Dennis Trotter. This resulted in the Park being extended a further 0.4902 hectares with links to Coronation Road via an existing small reserve.  Further lots of land were added in 2006, 2007 and finally 2008.