Fairfield
Fairfield is a suburb to the northeast of central Hamilton, New Zealand. Fairfield is named after the dairy farm of John Davies, who bought 100 acres from F. R. Claude. This area experienced rapid growth in the 1950s and 60s.- Type: Suburb with 4,810 residents
- Description: suburb of Hamilton, New Zealand
- Also known as: “Fairfield, Hamilton” and “Fairfield, Waikato”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Whitiora Bridge and Seddon Park.
Whitiora Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Johnragla, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Whitiora Bridge is a prestressed concrete box girder bridge in Hamilton, New Zealand, spanning the Waikato River. It cost $2.35m, or $3.4m including the approach roads, and was opened at the start of a weekend of Centennial celebrations, on 11 February 1978, by representatives of Māori, Government and City, Dame Te Atairangikaahu, Venn Young and Ross Jansen.
Seddon Park
Stadium
Photo: Kieran Connellan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Seddon Park is a cricket ground in Hamilton, New Zealand. It is the fourth-largest cricket ground in the country, and is renowned for its "village green" setting, affording a picnic atmosphere for spectators.
Fairfield Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Johnragla, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Fairfield Bridge is a tied-arch bridge on the Waikato River in Fairfield, Hamilton, New Zealand. It is one of six bridges in the city. It spans from River Road, on the east bank of the river, to Victoria Street, on the west side.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hamilton North and Claudelands.
Hamilton North
Suburb
Photo: Johnragla, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Hamilton North is a suburb in central Hamilton in New Zealand. It was not depicted a suburb until there was a need to distinguish between the different parts of the Hamilton CBD. The suburbs of Hamilton Central and Hamilton North were divided in 1963.
Claudelands
Suburb
Claudelands is a suburb directly to the east of central Hamilton, New Zealand, across the Waikato River. It is linked to the central city by the Claudelands road bridge and the East Coast Main Trunk Railway bridge.
Enderley
Suburb
Enderley is a suburb of Hamilton, New Zealand. It became a part of Hamilton in the 5th boundary extension in 1949. It is the highest ranking suburb for socio-economic deprivation in eastern Hamilton.
Fairfield
- Category: locality
- Location: Hamilton City, Waikato, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-37.771° or 37° 46′ 16″ southLongitude
175.28285° or 175° 16′ 58″ eastPopulation
4,810Open location code
4VJQ67HM+J4OpenStreetMap ID
node 1624950405OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburbWikidata ID
Q5430225
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Urdu—“Fairfield” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Fairfield”
- French: “Fairfield (Hamilton)”
- French: “Fairfield”
- Malay: “Fairfield, Waikato”
- Malay: “Fairfield”
- Turkish: “Fairfield, Hamilton”
- Urdu: “فیئرفیلڈ، وائکاٹو”
- Urdu: “فیئرفیلڈ”
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