Ashley War Memorial

Ashley War Memorial is a memorial in Waimakariri District, Canterbury. Ashley War Memorial is situated nearby to the park Ashley Cenotaph Reserve, as well as near Ashley Rakahuri School.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Church of St Simon and St Jude and Town Hall.

Church of St Simon and St Jude

Church

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Church of St Simon and St Jude is situated 400 metres east of Ashley War Memorial.

Town Hall

Community center

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Town Hall is a community center, which is situated 3½ km south of Ashley War Memorial.

Rangiora High School is a state co-educational secondary school located in Rangiora, New Zealand. Established in 1881 by an act of parliament and opened in 1884, the school has a roll of 1,646 students from years 9 to 13 as of October 2025, making it the fifth-biggest school in the South Island. Rangiora High School is situated 2½ km south of Ashley War Memorial.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ashley and Rangiora.

Ashley

Village

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Ashley is a small town in North Canterbury, in the South Island of New Zealand. It used to have a railway station on the Main North Line that runs through the village.

Rangiora

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Rangiora is a rural town 25 km north of Christchurch, in the South Island of New Zealand. It is the largest town in North Canterbury and the seat of the Waimakariri District Council. The Ashley River is just to the north of the town.

Loburn

Hamlet

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Loburn is a rural community in North Canterbury, New Zealand. It is located ten kilometres northwest of Rangiora and nearly 50 kilometres north of Christchurch. Loburn is situated 5 km northwest of Ashley War Memorial.

Ashley War Memorial

Type: Memorial
Category: historic site
Location: Waimakariri District, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude

-43.27529° or 43° 16′ 31″ south

Longitude

172.5961° or 172° 35′ 46″ east

Open location code

4V8JPHFW+VC

OpenStreetMap ID

node 136593392

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=memorial

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Ashley Cenotaph Reserve and Ashley Rakahuri School.

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