Fitzroy
Fitzroy is a coastal suburb of New Plymouth, in the western North Island of New Zealand. It is located to the north-east of the city centre. The area was initially named the Fitzroy Block after Governor Robert FitzRoy reduced the land purchased by the…| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Suburb with 3,500 residents
- Description: suburb of New Plymouth, New Zealand
- Also known as: “Fitzroy, New Plymouth”, “Fitzroy, New Zealand”, and “Fitzroy, Taranaki”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Holy Trinity Church and Sacred Heart Girls’ College, New Plymouth.
Holy Trinity Church
Church
Photo: Itineris55, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Holy Trinity Church is a heritage-listed Anglican building at 12 Henui Street, Fitzroy, New Plymouth, New Zealand. The church is one of the heritage buildings registered by Heritage New Zealand as a Category 1 Historic Place located in New Plymouth.
Sacred Heart Girls’ College, New Plymouth
School
Sacred Heart Girls' College is a single-sex secondary and intermediate school in New Plymouth, New Zealand. Sacred Heart started as a school and boarding facility called Sacred Heart College, founded by the Sisters of Our Lady of the Missions in 1884.
Te Rewa Rewa Bridge
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Te Rewa Rewa Bridge is a pedestrian and cycleway bridge across the Waiwhakaiho River at New Plymouth in New Zealand. Its spectacular shape and setting make it a popular landmark.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Strandon and Glen Avon.
Strandon
Suburb
Photo: Pakoire, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Strandon is a suburb of New Plymouth, in the western North Island of New Zealand. It is located to the east of the city centre.
Glen Avon
Suburb
Glen Avon is a coastal suburb of New Plymouth, in the western North Island of New Zealand. It is located to the south-east of the city centre. Waiwhakaiho River separates Glen Avon from the suburbs of Highlands Park, Merrilands and Strandon to the west, and State Highway 3 separates it from Fitzroy and Waihakaiho to the north.
New Plymouth
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
New Plymouth is the largest city with an urban population of 58,000 in the Taranaki region, on the western coast of North Island in New Zealand, about midway between Auckland and Wellington, but well to the west.
Fitzroy
- Category: locality
- Location: New Plymouth District, Taranaki, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-39.05038° or 39° 3′ 1″ southLongitude
174.10212° or 174° 6′ 8″ eastPopulation
3,500Elevation
27 metres (89 feet)Named after
Robert FitzroyOpen location code
4VGPW4X2+RROpenStreetMap ID
node 985240252OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburb
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In Other Languages
From French to Turkish—“Fitzroy” goes by many names.
- French: “Fitzroy”
- Maori: “Poutūtaki”
- Turkish: “Fitzroy, New Plymouth”
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Highlights include Our Lady Help of Christians Parish and Fitzroy Police Station.
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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 “Fitzroy”. Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.