Doyleston
Doyleston is a minor Canterbury town in the South Island of New Zealand. It was named after Joseph Hastings Doyle, a publican from Christchurch who moved to the locality.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Ellesmere College.
Ellesmere College
School
Ellesmere College is a co-educational high school, located in Leeston in the Canterbury Region of New Zealand, with close to 500 students ranging from ages eleven to eighteen. It encourages voluntary activities such as music lessons, drama, and sports. Ellesmere College is situated 3 km southwest of Doyleston.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Leeston and Irwell.
Leeston
Town
Leeston is a town on the Canterbury Plains in the South Island of New Zealand. It is located 30 kilometres southwest of Christchurch, between the shore of Lake Ellesmere / Te Waihora and the mouth of the Rakaia River. Leeston is situated 2½ km southwest of Doyleston.
Irwell
Hamlet
Irwell was a small rural township in Canterbury, New Zealand on the intersection of Leeston and Selwyn Lake Roads. All that remains are the former school hall, a church, and a small number of houses. Irwell is situated 3 km northeast of Doyleston.
Ellesmere
Locality
Ellesmere is a locality in the Selwyn District of New Zealand. Located south of Rolleston, the locality has given its names to a number of features. Ellesmere ward is a large rural area within Selwyn District; two of Selwyn's ten district councillors are elected in that ward. Lake Ellesmere / Te Waihora, Canterbury's largest lake, is located south of Ellesmere. Ellesmere is situated 9 km north of Doyleston.
Doyleston
- Type: Village with 324 residents
- Description: locality in Selwyn District, Canterbury Region, New Zealand
- Category: locality
- Location: Selwyn District, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-43.74465° or 43° 44′ 41″ southLongitude
172.32505° or 172° 19′ 30″ eastPopulation
324Elevation
25 metres (82 feet)Open location code
4V8J784G+42OpenStreetMap ID
node 295529706OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
2191623Wikidata ID
Q5303791
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Turkish—“Doyleston” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Doyleston”
- French: “Doyleston”
- Maori: “Doyleston”
- Polish: “Doyleston”
- Turkish: “Doyleston”
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