West Eyreton

West Eyreton is a small rural village in the Canterbury region of New Zealand's South Island. It is west of Kaiapoi and north-west of Eyreton and is named after Edward John Eyre, a 19th-century lieutenant governor of the South Island, then known as New Munster.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Forest Field Aerodrome.

Forest Field Aerodrome

Aerodrome

Forest Field Aerodrome is a small airport 10 nautical miles to the northwest of Christchurch International Airport in Canterbury, New Zealand. The aerodrome is a privately operated airport. Forest Field Aerodrome is situated 3½ km southwest of West Eyreton.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cust and Swannanoa.

Cust

Village

Photo: Mattinbgn, CC BY 3.0.

Cust is a rural village in the South Island of New Zealand. It is located in North Canterbury and comes under seat of the Waimakariri District Council. Cust is situated 4½ km north of West Eyreton.

Swannanoa

Hamlet

Photo: Cbeckett 123, Public domain.

Swannanoa is a small village in Canterbury, New Zealand. It is located 35 kilometres northwest of the largest city in the South Island, Christchurch. The immediate area had a population of 387 in the 2023 census with 297 pupils enrolled in the primary school. Swannanoa is situated 10 km east of West Eyreton.

West Eyreton

Type: Hamlet with 1,550 residents
Description: human settlement in Waimakariri District, Canterbury Region, New Zealand
Category: locality
Location: Waimakariri District, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude

-43.35293° or 43° 21′ 11″ south

Longitude

172.37991° or 172° 22′ 48″ east

Population

1,550

Elevation

119 metres (390 feet)

Open location code

4V8JJ9WH+RX

OpenStreetMap ID

node 661682005

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

GeoNames ID

2179474

Wikidata ID

Q7985130

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Turkish—“West Eyreton” goes by many names.

Dutch: “West Eyreton”
French: “West Eyreton”
Malay: “West Eyreton, New Zealand”
Malay: “West Eyreton”
Maori: “West Eyreton”
Turkish: “West Eyreton”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include West Eyreton Hall and West Eyreton School.

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