Marshland
Marshland is a semi-rural suburb on the northern side of Christchurch city. The land is primarily used for horticulture and dairy farming. The suburb is named for the peaty soil, and was also called Rhodes' Swamp after landowner and politician Robert Heaton Rhodes.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Suburb
- Description: suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand
- Also known as: “Marshland, New Zealand” and “Marshlands”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Bottle Lake and The Palms Shopping Centre.
Bottle Lake
Photo: Schwede66, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bottle Lake is an area in the north-east of Christchurch with a low number of residents. Most of the area is covered by Bottle Lake Forest, which has since the mid-1970s become a popular recreation area.
The Palms Shopping Centre
Shopping center
Photo: Podzemnik, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Palms Shopping Centre is a shopping mall located in the suburb of Shirley, Christchurch, situated 4 kilometres from the city's CBD. The anchor by Countdown, Farmers, Reading Cinema, Chemist Warehouse and The Oasis… The Palms Shopping Centre is situated 3½ km south of Marshland.
St Paul’s Lutheran Church, Christchurch
Church
Photo: Podzemnik, CC BY-SA 4.0.
St Paul’s Lutheran Church, Christchurch is situated 3 km southeast of Marshland.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mairehau and Shirley.
Mairehau
Suburb
Mairehau is a suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand. It is located 4 kilometres north of the city centre, close to the edge of the urbanised central city area. Mairehau is situated 3 km southwest of Marshland.
Shirley
Suburb
Photo: Podzemnik, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Shirley, sometimes referred to as Windsor, is a suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand, about 5 kilometres north-east of the city centre. The area was used for farming from the 1850s, and subdivision started in the early 20th century, with most of the houses being built between 1950 and 1980. Shirley is situated 3 km south of Marshland.
Parklands
Suburb
Photo: Podzemnik, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Parklands is a suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand. It is located north east of the city centre near Bottle Lake Forest. The area between Burwood Hospital and Waimairi Golf Club was occupied by a brickworks established by John Brightling. Parklands is situated 3 km east of Marshland.
Marshland
- Category: locality
- Location: Christchurch City, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-43.47344° or 43° 28′ 24″ southLongitude
172.66038° or 172° 39′ 37″ eastElevation
5 metres (16 feet)Open location code
4V8JGMG6+J5OpenStreetMap ID
node 300542635OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburb
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From French to Turkish—“Marshland” goes by many names.
- French: “Marshland”
- Maori: “Marshland”
- Turkish: “Marshland”
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Highlights include St Mark’s Anglican Church - Marshland and F45 Training.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Marshland”. Photo: Gavin Treadgold, CC BY-SA 2.0.