Greta Valley
Greta Valley is a town in North Canterbury, 83 km north of Christchurch, New Zealand. It was named after the River Greta in Yorkshire by local runholders Sir Charles Clifford and Sir Frederick Weld in the 1850s, but it is to the east of the Greta River and on the south bank of the Waikari River.Places of Interest
Highlights: Greta Valley School.
Greta Valley School
School
Greta Valley is a town in North Canterbury, 83 km north of Christchurch, New Zealand.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Spye.
Greta Valley
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: locality in Hurunui District, Canterbury Region, New Zealand
- Category: locality
- Location: Hurunui District, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-42.96403° or 42° 57′ 51″ south
Longitude
172.96829° or 172° 58′ 6″ east
Elevation
203 metres (666 feet)
Open location code
4V9J2XP9+98
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Turkish—“Greta Valley” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Greta Valley”
- French: “Motunau”
- Japanese: “グレート・バレー”
- Maori: “Greta Valley”
- Maori: “Motunau”
- Turkish: “Greta Valley”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Scargill and Omihi.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Scargill Fire Station and Ti Papa Stream Reserve.
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Worth a closer look: Christchurch and Mount Cook National Park.
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