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.

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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

Photo: Geoff McKay, CC BY 2.0.

Hood Aerodrome is an aerodrome, located in Masterton, New Zealand, located 1 NM Southwest of Masterton 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

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Photo: Lcmortensen, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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

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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 Central

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Masterton Central is a suburb of Masterton, a town on New Zealand's North Island. It consists of a central business district centred on Queen Street. Commercial activity on the street drifted south in the 1990s, but the northern end of the street experienced a resurgence in the 2000s. Masterton Central is situated 3 km east of Solway.

Solway

Category: locality
Location: Masterton, Greater Wellington, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude

-40.96247° or 40° 57′ 45″ south

Longitude

175.62514° or 175° 37′ 31″ east

Population

6,680

Elevation

130 metres (427 feet)

Open location code

4VFQ2JQG+23

OpenStreetMap ID

node 1017755146

OpenStreetMap feature

place=suburb

GeoNames ID

6241104

Wikidata ID

Q7559047

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Satellite Map

Discover Solway from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

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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