Cracroft

Cracroft is a south-west suburb of , Canterbury, New Zealand. Cracroft was named for John Cracroft Wilson, who settled in this part of Christchurch at the bottom of the Port Hills Range in 1854.
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  • Type: Suburb
  • Description: suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand
  • Also known as: “Cracroft, New Zealand”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Princess Margaret Hospital and Ngaio Marsh House.

Hospital
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was a public hospital in , New Zealand, run by the Canterbury District Health Board. It opened in 1959 and closed in 2024.

Museum
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, the home of Dame Ngaio Marsh for most her life, is a heritage property in Valley Road in the suburb of . It serves as a museum to Dame Ngaio, one of New Zealand's most famous cultural figures and one of the original Queens of Crime from the Golden Age of Detective Fiction, alongside Agatha Christie, Dorothy L Sayers, and Margery Allingham.

Recreation area
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is a public park located in the suburb of in the southwestern part of , New Zealand. It is bordered by Lyttelton Street to the east, Rose Street to the south, to the west and Pioneer Recreation and Sport Centre to the north.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Westmorland and Cashmere.

Suburb
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is an outer suburb of , New Zealand. It is situated mostly on a hillside and is a recent development of the city, dating back to the 1970s.

Suburb
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is a suburb which rises above the southern end of the city of in New Zealand's , on the north side of the Port Hills.

Suburb
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is a suburb in the south of , New Zealand. It is nominally bordered by the to the south and west, Strickland and Colombo Streets to the east, and Milton Street to the north.

Cracroft

Latitude
-43.5779° or 43° 34′ 40″ south
Longitude
172.61417° or 172° 36′ 51″ east
Elevation
8 metres (26 feet)
Named after
John Cracroft Wilson
Open location code
4V8JCJC7+RM
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1141411785
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
6248838
Wiki­data ID
Q16952470
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In Other Languages

“Cracroft” goes by many names.
  • Turkish: “Cracroft”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Waipara Playground and The Old Stone House.

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