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Shirley

Shirley, sometimes referred to as Windsor, is a suburb of , , about 5 kilometres north-east of the city centre. The area was used for farming from the 1850s, and subdivision started in the early 20th century, with most of the houses being built between 1950 and 1980.
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  • Type: Suburb with 6,990 residents
  • Description: suburb of Christchurch, New Zewaland
  • Also known as: “Shirley, New Zealand”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Shirley Library and The Palms Shopping Centre.

Library
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Shopping center
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is a shopping mall located in the suburb of Shirley, , situated 4 kilometres from the city's CBD. The anchor by Countdown, Farmers, Reading Cinema, Chemist Warehouse and The Oasis…

Park
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Burwood and Mairehau.

Suburb
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is a north-eastern suburb of , New Zealand. The suburb is mostly a residential area and is centred on Hospital, Travis Wetland Nature Heritage Park and .

Suburb
is a suburb of , New Zealand. It is located 4 kilometres north of the city centre, close to the edge of the urbanised central city area.

Suburb
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is a suburb of , New Zealand, on the north-east side of the city. It is bounded mainly by the Avon River / Ōtākaro, stretching in a circular area from the intersection of Gayhurst Road, Terrace and Locksley Avenue along to New Brighton Road, North Parade and Banks Avenue where it meets the intersection at the other end of Terrace and River Road.

Shirley

Latitude
-43.49956° or 43° 29′ 58″ south
Longitude
172.66112° or 172° 39′ 40″ east
Population
6,990
Elevation
7 metres (23 feet)
Named after
Susannah Buxton
Open location code
4V8JGM26+5C
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1141434929
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
6220363
Wiki­data ID
Q7498667
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In Other Languages

From French to Turkish—“Shirley” goes by many names.

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include The Garden Hotel and Quinns Road Bible Chapel.

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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 “Shirley”. Photo: Podzemnik, CC BY-SA 4.0.