Sockburn
Sockburn is an industrial suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand, located between Hornby and Riccarton, some 7 kilometres west of the Christchurch city centre.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Suburb with 4,580 residents
- Description: suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand
- Also known as: “Sockburn, New Zealand”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Sockburn Park and Our Lady of Victories Church.
Our Lady of Victories Church
Church
Photo: Podzemnik, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Our Lady of Victories Church is a church building in Christchurch, New Zealand, in the suburb of Sockburn. It was designed by Charles Thomas for the Our Lady of Victories Parish.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wigram and Upper Riccarton.
Wigram
Suburb
Wigram is a suburb in the southwest of Christchurch, New Zealand. The suburb lies close to the industrial estates of Sockburn and the satellite retail and residential zone of Hornby, and has undergone significant growth in recent years due to housing developments.
Upper Riccarton
Suburb
Photo: Turnagra, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Upper Riccarton is a suburb of Christchurch. It is due west of Riccarton. Upper Riccarton is made up of residential, retail and education areas. It includes a major intersection known as "Church Corner", as well as the Bush Inn Shopping Centre and multiple schools.
Avonhead
Suburb
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Avonhead is a suburb of the New Zealand city of Christchurch. It has two primary schools, a shopping centre and several parks.
Sockburn
- Category: locality
- Location: Christchurch City, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-43.5385° or 43° 32′ 19″ southLongitude
172.55639° or 172° 33′ 23″ eastPopulation
4,580Elevation
24 metres (79 feet)United Nations Location Code
NZ SBNOpen location code
4V8JFH64+JHOpenStreetMap ID
node 299170532OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburb
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From French to Turkish—“Sockburn” goes by many names.
- French: “Sockburn (Nouvelle-Zélande)”
- French: “Sockburn”
- Turkish: “Sockburn”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Sockburn Recreational Centre and Our Lady of Victories School.
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