Somerfield

Somerfield is a suburb in the south of , New Zealand. It is nominally bordered by the to the south and west, Strickland and Colombo Streets to the east, and Milton Street to the north.
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  • Type: Suburb with 7,070 residents
  • Description: suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand
  • Also known as: “Somerfield, New Zealand”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Sydenham Cemetery and Cashmere High School.

Cemetery
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School
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is a state coeducational secondary school, located in southern , New Zealand. It was opened in 1956 in response to population growth in southern Christchurch during the 1950s.

Museum
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, the home of Dame Ngaio Marsh for most her life, is a heritage property in Valley Road in the suburb of . It serves as a museum to Dame Ngaio, one of New Zealand's most famous cultural figures and one of the original Queens of Crime from the Golden Age of Detective Fiction, alongside Agatha Christie, Dorothy L Sayers, and Margery Allingham.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Barrington Shopping Centre and Cashmere.

Quarter
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is a quarter.

Suburb
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is a suburb which rises above the southern end of the city of in New Zealand's , on the north side of the Port Hills.

Suburb
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is an inner suburb of , New Zealand, located three kilometres south of the city centre. The winds through this predominantly residential suburb, a section of which is often referred to locally as the "Beckenham Loop".

Somerfield

Latitude
-43.56239° or 43° 33′ 45″ south
Longitude
172.62571° or 172° 37′ 33″ east
Population
7,070
Elevation
10 metres (33 feet)
Open location code
4V8JCJQG+27
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1146614570
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
6220884
Wiki­data ID
Q7559744
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Turkish—“Somerfield” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Somerfield, New Zealand”
  • French: “Somerfield”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Somerfield på New Zealand”
  • Turkish: “Somerfield”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include St Mark’s Methodist Church and Somerfield School.

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