Woolston
Woolston is an industrial and residential suburb of Christchurch in the South Island of New Zealand. It is situated 3 kilometres southeast of the city centre, close to major arterial routes including State Highways 74 and 76 to Banks Peninsula.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Suburb
- Description: suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand
- Also known as: “Woolston, Christchurch” and “Woolston, New Zealand”
Places of Interest
Highlights include St John’s Church and Woolston Borough Monument.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Opawa and Hillsborough.
Opawa
Suburb
Opawa is an inner residential suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand. It is located approximately 3.5 kilometres south-east of the city centre. Prior to European settlement, much of the area consisted of marshlands and mixed-use vegetation.
Hillsborough
Suburb
Hillsborough is a mixed industrial and residential suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand, located approximately 4 kilometres to the south-east of the city centre.
Linwood
Suburb
Photo: GenesisNZ, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Linwood is an inner suburb of the city of Christchurch, New Zealand. It lies to the east of the city centre, mostly between Ferry Road and Linwood Avenue, two of the major arterial roads to the eastern suburbs of Christchurch.
Woolston
- Category: locality
- Location: Christchurch City, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-43.54791° or 43° 32′ 53″ southLongitude
172.6814° or 172° 40′ 53″ eastElevation
4 metres (13 feet)United Nations Location Code
NZ WLSOpen location code
4V8JFM2J+RHOpenStreetMap ID
node 1141434948OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburbGeoNames ID
2178948Wikidata ID
Q8033945
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From French to Turkish—“Woolston” goes by many names.
- French: “Woolston (Nouvelle-Zélande)”
- French: “Woolston”
- Japanese: “ウールストン”
- Turkish: “Woolston”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Salem Community Church / Salem at the Gateway and Thistledown Reserve.
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