Halswell School

Halswell School is a school in Christchurch City, Canterbury which is located on Halswell Road. Halswell School is situated nearby to Muir Park, as well as near the park Birchdale Reserve.

Type: School
Description: state full primary school in Christchurch, New Zealand
Address: 437 Halswell Road, Halswell, Christchurch, 8025

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include St Mary’s Church, Halswell, Christchurch and Halswell Quarry Park.

St Mary’s Church, Halswell, Christchurch

Church

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St Mary’s Church, Halswell, Christchurch is situated 1¼ km north of Halswell School.

Halswell Quarry Park

Quarry

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Halswell Quarry operated between 1861 and 1990 before becoming the 60.4 hectares Halswell Quarry Park, one of many Christchurch City Council reserves. It offers a combination of walking and mountain biking tracks, historic sites, picnic areas, botanical collections, and six sister city gardens. Halswell Quarry Park is situated 1¼ km southeast of Halswell School.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Halswell and Oaklands.

Halswell

Suburb

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Originally a separate village, Halswell is now a residential suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand, located 9 kilometres southwest of Cathedral Square on State Highway 75.

Oaklands

Quarter

Oaklands is a southern suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand. The area is predominantly residential. When Halswell House was purchased by Peter Watson, he renamed it Oaklands after the trees lining the driveway.