Fairfield
Fairfield is a suburb of Dunedin, New Zealand. Fairfield lies in rolling hill country, close to the slopes of Saddle Hill and Scroggs Hill. The name Fairfield was originally given as a descriptive name by early European settler William Martin to his farm property, located close to where the town now stands.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Suburb with 2,630 residents
- Description: locality in Dunedin City, Otago Region, New Zealand
- Also known as: “Fairfield, Otago”
- Postal code: 9018
Places of Interest
Highlights include Fairfield School and Sunnyvale Park.
Fairfield School
School
Photo: Egmason, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Fairfield School is a Primary and Intermediate school in Dunedin, New Zealand. The school was established during the late 19th century in the suburb of Fairfield by William Martin.
Sunnyvale Park
Recreation area
Sunnyvale Park is a multi-use sports venue in Dunedin, New Zealand. It is located immediately to the west of Abbotsford in Sunnyvale, near Green Island, and is bounded by Main South Road, Dunedin Southern Motorway and Abbot's Creek, a tributary of the Kaikorai Stream.
Wingatui railway station
Railway station
Photo: Benchill, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Wingatui railway station, sometimes known as the Wingatui Junction railway station, is a former station between Dunedin and Mosgiel in Otago, New Zealand.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wingatui and Abbotsford.
Wingatui
Hamlet
Wingatui is a small settlement almost 15 kilometres west of Dunedin, and two kilometres east of Mosgiel. It has become a suburb of Mosgiel, but continues to maintain its own unique identity and heritage. Wingatui is situated 2½ km north of Fairfield.
Abbotsford
Suburb
Abbotsford is a suburb of the New Zealand city of Dunedin. It is located to the west of the city centre. It is Immediately to the north of Green Island, and separated from it by State Highway 1 and South Island Main Trunk Railway. Abbotsford is situated 2½ km east of Fairfield.
Waldronville
Suburb
Waldronville is a coastal settlement on the Pacific Ocean coast of the South Island of New Zealand. Established in the 1950s as a commuter settlement, it is located 13 kilometres to the southwest of Dunedin city centre, and lies within the city's limits. Waldronville is situated 3 km south of Fairfield.
Fairfield
- Category: locality
- Location: Dunedin City, Otago, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-45.8991° or 45° 53′ 57″ southLongitude
170.39337° or 170° 23′ 36″ eastPopulation
2,630Elevation
19 metres (62 feet)Open location code
4V6G492V+98OpenStreetMap ID
node 1306422991OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburbGeoNames ID
2191224Wikidata ID
Q5430220
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Turkish—“Fairfield” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Fairfield”
- French: “Fairfield”
- Turkish: “Fairfield, Dunedin”
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