Greatford

Greatford is a locality in Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand. Greatford is situated nearby to the hamlet Crofton, as well as near the locality Kakariki.

Places of Interest

Highlights include St Martins Church and Marton railway station.

Marton railway station was a station and rail junction on the Marton–New Plymouth Line, opened on 4 February 1878. After the North Island Main Trunk made a junction to the south of Marton, a new station was built there and the old station renamed and downgraded, in 1898. Marton railway station is situated 4 km northwest of Greatford.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Marton and Lake Alice.

Marton

Town

Marton is a town in the Rangitikei district of the Manawatū-Whanganui region of New Zealand's North Island. It is situated 35 kilometres southeast of Whanganui and 40 kilometres northwest of Palmerston North. Marton is situated 6 km northwest of Greatford.

Lake Alice

Hamlet

Lake Alice is a locality in the southwestern part of Rangitikei District of the Manawatū-Whanganui region of New Zealand's North Island. Before the 2018 census, the Lake Alice area unit was a much larger region surrounding Marton and extending southeast to the coast. Lake Alice is situated 6 km west of Greatford.

Bulls

Town

Photo: Bdell555, Public domain.

Bulls is a town in the Rangitikei District of New Zealand. It is in a fertile farming area at the junction of State Highways 1 and 3, 28 km northwest of Palmerston North. Bulls is situated 7 km south of Greatford.

Greatford

Type: Locality
Location: Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude

-40.11825° or 40° 7′ 6″ south

Longitude

175.41021° or 175° 24′ 37″ east

Elevation

105 metres (344 feet)

Open location code

4VFQVCJ6+M3

GeoNames ID

6224621

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