Kensington
Kensington is a suburb of Timaru, in the South Canterbury area and Canterbury region of New Zealand's South Island. It is located south of the town centre.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Quarter with 1,640 residents
- Description: suburb of Timaru, New Zealand
- Also known as: “Kensington, Timaru”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Band Rotunda, Timaru Botanic Gardens and Sacred Heart Basilica.
Band Rotunda, Timaru Botanic Gardens
Bandstand
Photo: David Nind, CC0.
Band Rotunda, Timaru Botanic Gardens is a bandstand.
Sacred Heart Basilica
Church
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Sacred Heart Basilica or Timaru Basilica, is a Catholic church in Timaru, New Zealand. The term basilica is used to describe the building's Roman basilican style. style.
Timaru Girls’ High School
School
Timaru Girls' High School is a secondary school in Timaru, New Zealand, founded in 1880. Timaru Girls' High provides education for girls aged between 13–18 years of age.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Redruth and Watlington.
Redruth
Quarter
Redruth is an industrial suburb of Timaru, in the South Canterbury area and Canterbury region of New Zealand's South Island. It is located south of the town centre.
Watlington
Suburb
Watlington is a suburb of Timaru, in the South Canterbury area and Canterbury region of New Zealand's South Island. It is located southwest of the town centre.
Seaview
Suburb
Seaview is a suburb of Timaru, in the South Canterbury area and Canterbury region of New Zealand's South Island. It is located immediately west of the town centre.
Kensington
- Categories: suburb and locality
- Location: Timaru District, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-44.40884° or 44° 24′ 32″ southLongitude
171.25138° or 171° 15′ 5″ eastPopulation
1,640Elevation
20 metres (66 feet)Open location code
4V7HH7R2+FHOpenStreetMap ID
node 392510742OpenStreetMap feature
place=quarterGeoNames ID
6214564Wikidata ID
Q106645129
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Japanese to Turkish—“Kensington” goes by many names.
- Japanese: “ケンジントン”
- Russian: “Кенсингтон”
- Turkish: “Kensington, Timaru”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Timaru South School and Timaru Botanic Gardens.
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