Hornby
Hornby is a residential and retail suburb at the western edge of Christchurch, New Zealand. The suburb is directly connected to other parts of Christchurch and the South Island by a number of main arterial routes, including State Highway 1 and the Christchurch Southern Motorway.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Suburb with 8,790 residents
- Description: suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand
- Also known as: “Hornby, New Zealand”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Hornby High School and Air Force Museum.
Hornby High School
School
Hornby High School is a state coeducational secondary school located in the western Christchurch, New Zealand suburb of Hornby. It caters for approximately 999 students from Years 7 to 13.
Air Force Museum
Museum
Photo: Bernard Spragg. NZ, CC0.
The Air Force Museum of New Zealand, formerly called The Royal New Zealand Air Force Museum, is located at Wigram, the RNZAF's first operational base, in Christchurch, in the South Island of New Zealand.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hei Hei and Islington.
Hei Hei
Suburb
Hei Hei is a suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand. It is located in the west of Christchurch 11 kilometres from the central city, and is bisected by State Highway 1.
Islington
Suburb
Islington is a suburb on the western side of Christchurch city. The suburb is named after the London borough of Islington, perhaps because the borough had a market for cattle, while the Christchurch area had a freezing works opened in 1889.
Wigram
Suburb
Wigram is a suburb in the southwest of Christchurch, New Zealand. The suburb lies close to the industrial estates of Sockburn and the satellite retail and residential zone of Hornby, and has undergone significant growth in recent years due to housing developments.
Hornby
- Category: locality
- Location: Christchurch City, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-43.54317° or 43° 32′ 35″ southLongitude
172.5255° or 172° 31′ 32″ eastPopulation
8,790Elevation
26 metres (85 feet)United Nations Location Code
NZ HRBOpen location code
4V8JFG4G+P5OpenStreetMap ID
node 291543207OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburb
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From French to Turkish—“Hornby” goes by many names.
- French: “Hornby (Nouvelle-Zélande)”
- French: “Hornby”
- Japanese: “ホーンビー”
- Turkish: “Hornby”
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Localities in the Area
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