Richmond Hill
Richmond Hill is a hillside suburb above Sumner in Christchurch, New Zealand. Richmond Hill is a volcanic spur extending from Tauhinukorokio / Mount Pleasant.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Quarter
- Description: suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand
- Also known as: “Richmond Hill, New Zealand”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Matuku-takotako and Van Asch College.
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.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Clifton and Sumner.
Clifton
Suburb
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Clifton is a hillside suburb above Sumner in Christchurch, New Zealand. Clifton is a volcanic spur extending from Tauhinukorokio / Mount Pleasant. Most of Clifton was originally purchased by Dr Alfred Barker, who had applied for a 50 acres land grant from the Christchurch land office.
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.
Scarborough
Quarter
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.
Richmond Hill
- Categories: suburb and locality
- Location: Christchurch City, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-43.5741° or 43° 34′ 27″ southLongitude
172.75277° or 172° 45′ 10″ eastElevation
106 metres (348 feet)Open location code
4V8JCQG3+94OpenStreetMap ID
node 7745898534OpenStreetMap feature
place=quarter
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Turkish—“Richmond Hill” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Richmond Hill, New Zealand”
- Russian: “Ричмонд-Хилл (Крайстчерч)”
- Russian: “Ричмонд-Хилл”
- Turkish: “Richmond Hill”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Sumner Town Centre and Moncks Bay.
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Highlights include Sanscrit Reserve and Residential Red Zone.
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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 “Richmond Hill”. Photo: Podzemnik, CC BY-SA 4.0.