Winchmore

Winchmore is a locality in the Ashburton District, situated on the Canterbury Plains in the South Island of New Zealand. Winchmore lies roughly 10 kilometres northwest of Ashburton, the largest town in the district, and 20 kilometres south of Methven.

Type: Locality
Description: locality in Ashburton District, Canterbury Region, New Zealand
Also known as: “Wynchmore”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Greenstreet and Allenton.

Greenstreet

Locality

Greenstreet is a rural suburb in the Ashburton District of Canterbury, New Zealand. It lies northwest of Ashburton, near Winchmore and Westerfield, between both the north and south branches of the Ashburton River, which merge at the southernmost point of the suburb. Greenstreet is situated 5 km northwest of Winchmore.

Allenton

Suburb

Allenton is a suburb of Ashburton, in the Ashburton District and Canterbury Region of New Zealand's South Island. The suburb has its own rugby club. Ashburton Hospital is located in Allenton. Allenton is situated 7 km south of Winchmore.

Ashburton

Town

Photo: Andrew Cooper, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Ashburton is a large town in the Canterbury Region, on the east coast of the South Island of New Zealand. It is the seat of the Ashburton District Council. Ashburton is situated 9 km south of Winchmore.

Winchmore

Location: Ashburton District, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude

-43.82899° or 43° 49′ 44″ south

Longitude

171.71969° or 171° 43′ 11″ east

Elevation

142 metres (466 feet)

Named after

Winchmore Hill (now Golders Hill)

Open location code

4V8H5PC9+CV

OpenStreetMap ID

node 2189497526

OpenStreetMap feature

place=locality

GeoNames ID

2179036

Wikidata ID

Q25661417

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Maori to Turkish—“Winchmore” goes by many names.

Maori: “Winchmore”
Turkish: “Winchmore”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Winchmore Gardens and Argyle Park.

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