Knottingley Park

Knottingley Park is a park in Waimate, Canterbury, New Zealand. The park occupies 36 hectares on the south-eastern outskirts of Waimate on Waihao Back Road, and includes an arboretum, a cricket ground and a caravan park.

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Places of Interest

Highlights include St Patrick’s Basilica and St Augustine’s Church.

St Patrick’s Basilica

Church

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St Patrick's Basilica is a church in Waimate in New Zealand's Canterbury Region, known for its style of architecture. It is an Italianate-Romanesque style with an arcaded portico, and the tower is impressively louvred.

St Augustine’s Church

Church

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Waimate Museum Building

Building

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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Waimate and Studholme.

Waimate

Town

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Waimate is a town in Canterbury, New Zealand, and the seat of Waimate District. It is situated just inland from the eastern coast of the South Island. The town is reached via a short detour west when travelling on State Highway One, the main north–south road.

Studholme

Hamlet

Studholme is a locality in southern Canterbury in New Zealand's South Island. It is named after Michael Studholme, a pioneer European settler who arrived in the area in 1854. Studholme is situated 6 km northeast of Knottingley Park.

Hook

Locality

Hook is a lightly populated locality in the southern Canterbury region of New Zealand's South Island. It is situated on coastal plains by the Pacific Ocean and Wainono Lagoon. Hook River flows through Hook into the Wainono Lagoon. Hook is situated 10 km northeast of Knottingley Park.

Knottingley Park

Type: Park
Description: park, arboretum and cricket ground in Waimate, New Zealand
Categories: cricket field, arboretum, and recreation area
Location: Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude

-44.74825° or 44° 44′ 54″ south

Longitude

171.05632° or 171° 3′ 23″ east

Elevation

49 metres (161 feet)

Operator

Waimate District Council

Open location code

4V7H7324+PG

OpenStreetMap ID

way 343667141

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=park

GeoNames ID

6214829

Wikidata ID

Q6423118

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Urdu—“Knottingley Park” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Knottingley Park”
Urdu: “ناٹنگلے پارک”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Te Waimate and Uretane.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Waimate Community Garden and Waimate Event Centre.

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