Charing Cross

Charing Cross is a locality in Canterbury, South Island. Charing Cross is situated nearby to the town Darfield, as well as near the hamlet Greendale.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Darfield and Greendale.

Darfield

Town

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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. Darfield is situated 6 km northwest of Charing Cross.

Greendale

Hamlet

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Greendale is a lightly populated rural area, part of the Selwyn District, Canterbury, a region of New Zealand's South Island. One of the first farmers was Thomas William Adams, a pioneer of forestry and education in the area. Greendale is situated 7 km southwest of Charing Cross.

Kirwee

Village

Kirwee is a town located west of Christchurch in the Canterbury region of New Zealand's South Island. It was named after Karwi in India by retired British Army colonel De Renzie Brett. Kirwee is situated 7 km northeast of Charing Cross.

Charing Cross

Type: Locality
Location: Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude

-43.53833° or 43° 32′ 18″ south

Longitude

172.14012° or 172° 8′ 24″ east

Elevation

159 metres (522 feet)

Open location code

4V8JF46R+M2

GeoNames ID

6218504

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