Washdyke
Washdyke is an industrial suburb in the north of Timaru, in south Canterbury, New Zealand. State Highway 1 passes through Washdyke on the way north out of the city.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Washdyke Lagoon and Grantlea Downs School.
Washdyke Lagoon
Lagoon
Photo: Heather Rainbow, CC0.
Washdyke Lagoon is a brackish shallow coastal lagoon approximately 1 kilometre north of Timaru, South Canterbury, New Zealand. The lagoon has drastically reduced in size since 1881 when it was approximately 253 hectares, now it is less than 48 hectares in area.
Grantlea Downs School
School
Grantlea Downs School is a primary school in Timaru, New Zealand, that was established in 1959. In 2004 they merged with Seadown School. The Principal from 1997 to 2014 was Dave Hawkey. The current principal is Richard Kidd.
Mountainview High School
School
Mountainview High School is a co-educational state high school in Timaru, New Zealand. The school runs from year nine to thirteen. The school has a roll of 465 students as of July 2025; more than 20 are International students. Mountainview High School is situated 2½ km southwest of Washdyke.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Waimataitai and Highfield.
Waimataitai
Suburb
Waimataitai is a suburb of Timaru, in the South Canterbury district and Canterbury region of New Zealand's South Island. Waimataitai is situated 2½ km south of Washdyke.
Highfield
Suburb
Highfield is a suburb of Timaru, in the South Canterbury district and Canterbury region of New Zealand's South Island. Highfield is situated 3½ km south of Washdyke.
Timaru
Photo: Heather Rainbow, CC0.
Timaru is a city of 28,900 as of June 2023 on the South Island of New Zealand, on the east coast at Caroline Bay. It is a seaport and the second largest city in the Canterbury region, and is about halfway between Christchurch and Dunedin.
Washdyke
- Type: Suburb with 1,140 residents
- Description: suburb of Timaru, New Zealand
- Category: locality
- Location: Timaru District, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-44.35744° or 44° 21′ 27″ southLongitude
171.23983° or 171° 14′ 23″ eastPopulation
1,140Elevation
9 metres (30 feet)United Nations Location Code
NZ WDYOpen location code
4V7HJ6VQ+2WOpenStreetMap ID
node 411195812OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburb
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Turkish—“Washdyke” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Washdyke”
- Dutch: “Washdyke”
- French: “Washdyke”
- Turkish: “Washdyke”
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