Kensington

Kensington is a small suburb of the New Zealand city of , nestled to the south of a hilly spur between the central city and the major suburb of , 2.4 kilometres to the south of the city centre.
Tap on a place
to explore it
  • Type: Quarter with 1,860 residents
  • Description: suburb of Dunedin, New Zealand
  • Also known as: Kensington, Dunedin
  • Postal code: 9016

Places of Interest

Highlights include Kensington Oval and Dunedin South African War Memorial.

Park
The , formerly known as the South Dunedin Recreation Ground, is a park and sports ground in Kensington, , . It is also known as just The Oval, although this name has become less common in recent years due to the potential confusion with the University Oval in the north of the city.

Church
St Andrew's Presbyterian Church was a prominent church in , New Zealand. Designed by pre-eminent Dunedin Robert Lawson it was constructed in 1870 to serve a rapidly developing area of the city which became notorious for its slum housing, poverty and crime which led to it being referred to as the "Devil's Half-Acre" from 1873 onwards.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include The Exchange and South Dunedin.

Locality
is an area of central , in the of . The area was the original heart of Dunedin's CBD, although that has now moved north to an area around the city's central plaza and George Street, which leads north from it.

Suburb
is a major inner city suburb of the New Zealand city of . It is located, as its name suggests, 2.5 kilometres to the south of the , on part of a large plain known simply as "The Flat".

Quarter
is an inner suburb of the New Zealand city of . One of the city's older suburbs, it is, as its name suggests, centred on the slopes which lie close to the city centre, particularly those closest to the city's original heart of The Exchange.

Kensington

Latitude
-45.88578° or 45° 53′ 9″ south
Longitude
170.49552° or 170° 29′ 44″ east
Population
1,860
Elevation
58 metres (190 feet)
Open location code
4V6G4F7W+M6
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1228586080
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­quarter
Geo­Names ID
6212199
Wiki­data ID
Q6391411
This page is based on OpenStreetMap, GeoNames, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.

Satellite Map

Discover Kensington from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

In Other Languages

From Chinese to Turkish—“Kensington” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: 肯辛頓
  • Japanese: ケンジントン
  • Russian: Кенсингтон
  • Turkish: Kensington, Dunedin

Places with the Same Name

Discover other places named “Kensington”.

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as The Glen and Cargills Corner.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Dunedin City Petanque and Dunedin Freedom Camping.

Otago: Must-Visit Destinations

Delve into Dunedin, Port Chalmers, Alexandra, and Oamaru.

Curious Places to Discover

Uncover intriguing places from every corner of the globe.
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 “Kensington”. Photo: Tiimta, CC BY-SA 3.0.