Leithfield Beach

Leithfield Beach is a village in Canterbury, South Island and has about 410 residents. Leithfield Beach is situated nearby to the hamlet Balcairn, as well as near the village Amberley Beach.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Leithfield and Balcairn.

Leithfield

Village

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Leithfield is a small town in north Canterbury, New Zealand. It is on State Highway 1, 5 kilometres south of Amberley and 42 kilometres north of Christchurch and 11.8 kilometres north of Waikuku.

Balcairn is a settlement in the Hurunui District in north Canterbury, near the east coast of the South Island of New Zealand. It is on State Highway 72, about 40 km north of Christchurch. It was the seat of Kowai County Council. Balcairn is situated 4½ km west of Leithfield Beach.

Amberley

Town

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Amberley is a town located in the Hurunui District in north Canterbury, on the east coast of the South Island of New Zealand. It is located on State Highway 1 approximately 50 km north of Christchurch. Amberley is situated 7 km north of Leithfield Beach.

Leithfield Beach

Type: Village with 410 residents
Description: locality in Hurunui District, Canterbury Region, New Zealand
Category: locality
Location: Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude

-43.21076° or 43° 12′ 39″ south

Longitude

172.75201° or 172° 45′ 7″ east

Population

410

Elevation

6 metres (20 feet)

Open location code

4V8JQQQ2+MR

OpenStreetMap ID

node 766892859

OpenStreetMap feature

place=village

GeoNames ID

6221867

Wikidata ID

Q25661499

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In Other Languages

From Maori to Turkish—“Leithfield Beach” goes by many names.

Maori: “Leithfield Beach”
Turkish: “Leithfield Beach”

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Localities in the Area

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