Francis Reserve

Francis Reserve is a park in Canterbury, South Island. Francis Reserve is situated near the nature reserve Cashmere Stream Reserve, as well as near the park Willow Dell Reserve.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Centennial Park and Princess Margaret Hospital.

Centennial Park

Recreation area

Photo: Nzfooty, Public domain.

Centennial Park is a public park located in the suburb of Spreydon in the southwestern part of Christchurch, New Zealand. It is bordered by Lyttelton Street to the east, Rose Street to the south, Ōpāwaho / Heathcote River to the west and Pioneer Recreation and Sport Centre to the north. Centennial Park is situated 1¼ km northeast of Francis Reserve.

Princess Margaret Hospital

Hospital

Photo: Podzemnik, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Princess Margaret Hospital was a public hospital in Christchurch, New Zealand, run by the Canterbury District Health Board. It opened in 1959 and closed in 2024. Princess Margaret Hospital is situated 1½ km east of Francis Reserve.

Ngaio Marsh House

Museum

Photo: Roslyn Russell, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ngaio Marsh House, the home of Dame Ngaio Marsh for most her life, is a heritage property in Valley Road in the Christchurch suburb of Cashmere. It serves as a museum to Dame Ngaio, one of New Zealand's most famous cultural figures and one of the original Queens of Crime from the Golden Age of Detective Fiction, alongside Agatha Christie, Dorothy L Sayers, and Margery Allingham. Ngaio Marsh House is situated 2 km east of Francis Reserve.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Westmorland and Cracroft.

Westmorland

Suburb

Photo: Podzemnik, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Westmorland is an outer suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand. It is situated mostly on a hillside and is a recent development of the city, dating back to the 1970s.

Cracroft

Suburb

Photo: Schwede66, Public domain.

Cracroft is a south-west suburb of Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand. Cracroft was named for John Cracroft Wilson, who settled in this part of Christchurch at the bottom of the Port Hills Range in 1854.

Cashmere

Suburb

Photo: Podzemnik, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Cashmere is a suburb which rises above the southern end of the city of Christchurch in New Zealand's South Island, on the north side of the Port Hills.

Francis Reserve

Type: Park
Category: recreation area
Location: Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude

-43.57587° or 43° 34′ 33″ south

Longitude

172.60441° or 172° 36′ 16″ east

Open location code

4V8JCJF3+MQ

OpenStreetMap ID

way 32867065

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=park

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Cashmere Stream Reserve and Willow Dell Reserve.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Cashmere Rd - Francis Res and Cashmere Rd near Penruddock Rse.

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