The intention was to create a typical English cathedral city on the plains of Canterbury , so the main river running through the town was called the Avon .
The Deans family was on the first fleet to Christchurch when the city was founded in 1850 .
The intention was to create a typical English cathedral city on the plains of Canterbury , so the main river running through the Christchurch was called the Avon .
The Deans family was on the first fleet to Christchurch when the city was founded in 1850 .