CUST The fact that we including Cust surprises, but this small hamlet met the criteria for a synopsis. Cust is a town midway between Oxford and Rangiora and as it turns out was, many decades ago was a significant recharge point for loggers and other travelers between the two ‘major’ centres. The numbers of travelers determined this small town grew to meet the needs of the itinerants and other people on the move. The town is named after Sir Edward Cust, who was a member of the Canterbury Association which organised European settlement of the area around 1850. The fact that Cust has a War Memorial of substance bears testimony to a resident population of some number back in 1914. The Anglican Church is an historic building and the church bell  was brought out to from England to Cust before WW 2. Cust is a town strip now that is 500 metres in length; there is a gift shop, where the shopkeeper is the town historian. The Hotel at Cust is a busy enterprise and will be the stop off point for a drink. Cust also has a museum that opens on Sundays. Perhaps a stop over is a consideration.