Freshwater Swamp
Freshwater Swamp is a pond in Porirua City, Greater Wellington. Freshwater Swamp is situated nearby to South Basin (saltwater pond), as well as near the suburb Pāuatahanui.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St Alban’s Church, Pauatahanui and Pauatahanui School.
St Alban’s Church, Pauatahanui
Church
Photo: Twokatz, CC BY-SA 4.0.
St Alban's Church is an heritage-listed Anglican church located in Pāuatahanui, Porirua, New Zealand. St Alban’s Church, Pauatahanui is situated 460 metres south of Freshwater Swamp.
Pauatahanui School
School
Photo: Pakoire, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Pauatahanui School is situated 280 metres southeast of Freshwater Swamp.
Taylor-Stace Cottage
House
Photo: Twokatz, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Taylor-Stace Cottage, built in 1847, is the oldest surviving house of European origin in the Wellington region of New Zealand. The cottage is classified as a Category I historic place by the New Zealand Historic Places Trust. Taylor-Stace Cottage is situated 450 metres south of Freshwater Swamp.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pāuatahanui and Whitby.
Pāuatahanui
Suburb
Photo: AxonsArachnida, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Pāuatahanui is a village in New Zealand's North Island. It is at the far eastern end of what was known as the Pāuatahanui Inlet, an arm of the Porirua Harbour, northeast of Wellington.
Whitby
Suburb
Photo: Karora, Public domain.
Whitby, a large suburb of Porirua City, New Zealand, located along much of the southern shore of the Pauatahanui Inlet of Porirua Harbour, was comprehensively planned in the 1960s and it has been continuously developed since, with current landscaping and expansion in the hills behind the eastern part of Whitby to facilitate the future growth of the suburb.
Judgeford
Hamlet
Photo: Axver, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Judgeford is a suburb of Porirua in the Wellington Region of New Zealand. The main buildings are a dog boarding business named Gone to the Dogs Kennels & Cattery, Judgeford golf course, some light industrial and other businesses, and houses. Judgeford is situated 3½ km southeast of Freshwater Swamp.
Freshwater Swamp
- Type: Pond
- Category: body of water
- Location: Porirua City, Greater Wellington, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-41.10301° or 41° 6′ 11″ southLongitude
174.91581° or 174° 54′ 57″ eastOpen location code
4VCPVWW8+Q8OpenStreetMap ID
way 200398682OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=pond
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