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| | Greytown, New Zealand - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | Greytown, population 1,998 (as at the 2001 Census), is a town in the Wairarapa, in the lower North Island of New Zealand. |
 | | Greytown was first settled on 27 March, 1854 under the Small Farms Association Settlement Scheme and was named after Governor Sir George Grey, who arranged for the land to be bought from local Māori. |
 | | Greytown had previously been marketed as "the fruit bowl of the Wairarapa" when fruit was grown a plenty, especially on the west of the town with orchards like Westhaven and Pinehaven. |
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