Sumner
Sumner is a coastal seaside suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand, and was surveyed and named in 1849 in honour of John Bird Sumner, the newly appointed Archbishop of Canterbury and president of the Canterbury Association.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Suburb with 3,600 residents
- Description: town in Christchurch, New Zealand
- Also known as: “Sumner, New Zealand”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Matuku-takotako and Cave Rock.
Cave Rock
Photo: Podzemnik, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Cave Rock is a volcanic rock formation in Sumner, New Zealand. The prominent rock outcrop is a visual landmark on Sumner Beach, with a signalling mast built on top.
Van Asch College
School
Photo: Archives New Zealand, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Van Asch Deaf Education Centre was located in Truro Street, Sumner, Christchurch, New Zealand. It was a special school for deaf children, accepting both day and residential pupils, as well being as a resource centre providing services and support for parents, mainstream students and their teachers in the South Island and the Lower North Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Richmond Hill and Clifton.
Richmond Hill
Quarter
Richmond Hill is a hillside suburb above Sumner in Christchurch, New Zealand. Richmond Hill is a volcanic spur extending from Tauhinukorokio / Mount Pleasant.
Clifton
Suburb
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Clifton is a hillside suburb above Sumner in Christchurch, New Zealand. Clifton is a volcanic spur extending from Tauhinukorokio / Mount Pleasant. Most of Clifton was originally purchased by Dr Alfred Barker, who had applied for a 50 acres land grant from the Christchurch land office.
Scarborough
Quarter
Scarborough is a hillside suburb above Sumner in Christchurch, New Zealand. Scarborough is located between Sumner and Te Onepoto / Taylors Mistake. It was named for the seaside resort in North Yorkshire, England.
Sumner
- Categories: town and locality
- Location: Christchurch City, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-43.5711° or 43° 34′ 16″ southLongitude
172.76137° or 172° 45′ 41″ eastPopulation
3,600Elevation
6 metres (20 feet)Named after
Dr John Bird SumnerOpen location code
4V8JCQH6+HGOpenStreetMap ID
node 7745886843OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburb
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Urdu—“Sumner” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Sumner”
- Chinese: “萨姆纳区”
- Chinese: “薩姆納區”
- French: “Sumner (Nouvelle-Zélande)”
- French: “Sumner”
- Russian: “Самнер (Крайстчерч)”
- Russian: “Самнер”
- Turkish: “Sumner”
- Urdu: “سمنر، نیوزی لینڈ”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Sumner Town Centre and Moncks Bay.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include St Paul’s Union Church and Sumner Hub.
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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 “Sumner”. Photo: Schwede66, CC BY-SA 4.0.