Scarborough
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Quarter with 747 residents
- Description: suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand
- Also known as: “Scarborough, 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 Taylors Mistake and Sumner.
Taylors Mistake
Quarter
Photo: Podzemnik, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Te Onepoto / Taylors Mistake is an area in New Zealand's South Island, at the southeastern extremity of the city of Christchurch Taylors Mistake is a bay adjacent to the locality, on the north side of Awaroa / Godley Head, on the northern edge of Banks Peninsula.
Sumner
Suburb
Photo: Schwede66, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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.
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.
Scarborough
- Categories: suburb and locality
- Location: Christchurch City, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-43.57329° or 43° 34′ 24″ southLongitude
172.77538° or 172° 46′ 31″ eastPopulation
747Elevation
118 metres (387 feet)Open location code
4V8JCQGG+M5OpenStreetMap ID
node 10651131963OpenStreetMap feature
place=quarterGeoNames ID
6222072Wikidata ID
Q16899849
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Satellite Map
Discover Scarborough from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Dutch to Turkish—“Scarborough” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Scarborough, New Zealand”
- French: “Scarborough (Nouvelle-Zélande)”
- French: “Scarborough”
- Russian: “Скарборо (Крайстчерч)”
- Russian: “Скарборо”
- Turkish: “Scarborough”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Sumner Town Centre and Clifton.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Nicholson Park and Scarborough Beach.
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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 “Scarborough”. Photo: Gobeirne, CC BY 2.5.