Christchurch Men’s Prison
Christchurch Men’s Prison is a prison in Christchurch City, Canterbury. Christchurch Men’s Prison is situated nearby to the suburb Templeton, as well as near Yaldhurst.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Prison
- Description: New Zealand prison
- Also known as: “Paparoa Men’s Prison”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Christchurch Women’s Prison and Yaldhurst Museum.
Christchurch Women’s Prison
Prison
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
There are eighteen adult prisons in New Zealand. Three prisons house women, one each in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch. The remaining fifteen house men; ten in the North Island and five in the South Island. Christchurch Women’s Prison is situated 1½ km west of Christchurch Men’s Prison.
Yaldhurst Museum
Museum
Photo: Gtc2009, Public domain.
The Yaldhurst Museum is located in the suburb of Yaldhurst, Christchurch, New Zealand, close to Christchurch International Airport, Riccarton Race Course and Ruapuna Speedway. Yaldhurst Museum is situated 3½ km northeast of Christchurch Men’s Prison.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Templeton and Yaldhurst.
Templeton
Suburb
Templeton is a small town on the outskirts of Christchurch. Lying along State Highway 1. Templeton has been the centre of harness racing in Canterbury. Templeton is situated 3 km south of Christchurch Men’s Prison.
Yaldhurst
Suburb
Yaldhurst is a semi-rural suburb on the western outskirts of Christchurch city. Frederick William Delamain, a settler and horse breeder, named a horse Yaldhurst after some stables in England. Yaldhurst is situated 3½ km northeast of Christchurch Men’s Prison.
Islington
Suburb
Islington is a suburb on the western side of Christchurch city. The suburb is named after the London borough of Islington, perhaps because the borough had a market for cattle, while the Christchurch area had a freezing works opened in 1889. Islington is situated 4 km southeast of Christchurch Men’s Prison.
Christchurch Men’s Prison
- Category: government building
- Location: Christchurch City, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-43.52471° or 43° 31′ 29″ southLongitude
172.46634° or 172° 27′ 59″ eastInception
1915Operator
Department of CorrectionsOpen location code
4V8JFFG8+4GOpenStreetMap ID
way 46706035OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=prisonWikidata ID
Q105635573
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