Solway
Solway is an old-established residential suburb near the Waingawa River in the south-western part of Masterton, the principal town in the Wairarapa Valley of New Zealand's North Island.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Suburb with 6,680 residents
- Description: suburb of Masterton, New Zealand
- Also known as: “Solway, New Zealand”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Solway railway station and Hood Aerodrome.
Solway railway station
Railway station
Photo: Matthew25187, CC BY 3.0.
Solway railway station is a suburban railway station serving Solway and the southern end of Masterton, New Zealand. The station is located on the Wairarapa Line, 88.1 km north of Wellington and 2.9 km south of Masterton.
Hood Aerodrome
Aerodrome
Hood Aerodrome is an aerodrome, located in Masterton, New Zealand, it is located 1 NM South West of the town centre in the suburb of Solway. The aerodrome was named after George Hood, a pioneer Masterton aviator who died trying to make the first Trans-Tasman crossing in 1928.
Solway College
School
Solway College is a girls' boarding school in Masterton, New Zealand. It is an integrated school for girls from Year 7 to Year 13 with a limited number of day girl places. The College was founded in 1916.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kuripuni and Masterton West.
Kuripuni
Quarter
Kuripuni is a suburb of Masterton, a town on New Zealand's North Island. It has a sports bar, a medical centre, and a post shop. The Kuripuni Village was redeveloped during the 2010s.
Masterton West
Quarter
Masterton West is a suburb of Masterton, a town on New Zealand's North Island. It includes Renall Street railway station and the Douglas Parks sports group. Masterton West is situated 2½ km northeast of Solway.
Masterton
Photo: Pseudopanax, Public domain.
Masterton is a large town in the Greater Wellington Region of New Zealand that operates as the seat of the Masterton District. It is the largest town in the Wairarapa, a region separated from Wellington by the Remutaka ranges.
Solway
- Category: locality
- Location: Masterton, Greater Wellington, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-40.96247° or 40° 57′ 45″ southLongitude
175.62514° or 175° 37′ 31″ eastPopulation
6,680Elevation
130 metres (427 feet)Open location code
4VFQ2JQG+23OpenStreetMap ID
node 1017755146OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburbGeoNames ID
6241104Wikidata ID
Q7559047
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From French to Turkish—“Solway” goes by many names.
- French: “Solway (Nouvelle-Zélande)”
- French: “Solway”
- Maori: “Manaia” (historical)
- Turkish: “Solway”
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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 “Solway”. Photo: Deanpemberton, CC BY-SA 2.5.