Darfield
Darfield is a town in the Selwyn District of the South Island of New Zealand. It is 35 kilometres west of Christchurch and has a population of 3,590 as of June 2025.
- Type: Town with 2,960 residents
- Description: locality in Selwyn District, Canterbury Region, New Zealand
- Also known as: “Darfield, New Zealand”, “Horndon”, “Horndon Junction”, and “White Cliffs Junction”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Darfield High School.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hawkins and Kimberley.
Hawkins
Locality
Hawkins is a rural settlement located in the… Hawkins is situated 4½ km west of Darfield.
Kimberley
Locality
Kimberley is a rural area in the Selwyn District of the South Island of New Zealand. Kimberley is situated 4½ km north of Darfield.
Homebush
Hamlet
Homebush is a settlement in the Canterbury region of New Zealand. Homebush is situated 8 km west of Darfield.
Darfield
- Category: locality
- Location: Selwyn District, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-43.48823° or 43° 29′ 18″ south
Longitude
172.10872° or 172° 6′ 31″ east
Population
2,960
Elevation
204 metres (669 feet)
Named after
Open location code
4V8JG465+PF
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=town
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Urdu—“Darfield” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “دارفيلد”
- Cebuano: “Darfield”
- Dutch: “Darfield”
- French: “Darfield”
- German: “Darfield”
- Malay: “Darfield, New Zealand”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Darfield”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Darfield på New Zealand”
- Norwegian: “Darfield”
- Polish: “Darfield”
- Portuguese: “Darfield (Nova Zelândia)”
- Portuguese: “Darfield”
- Russian: “Дарфилд”
- Slovak: “Darfield (Nový Zéland)”
- Slovak: “Darfield”
- Spanish: “Darfield (Nueva Zelanda)”
- Spanish: “Darfield”
- Turkish: “Darfield”
- Urdu: “ڈارفیلڈ، نیوزی لینڈ”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Darfield Estates West and Cressy Oaks.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Darfield Skatepark and Homebush Station.
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Worth a closer look: Christchurch and Mount Cook National Park.
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