Rowan House
Rowan House is a building in Christchurch City, Canterbury. Rowan House is situated nearby to the dōjō Proactive Martial Arts, as well as near the park Azalea Reserve.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Christchurch Women’s Prison.
Christchurch Women’s Prison
Prison
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There are 18 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 northwest of Rowan House.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Templeton and Islington.
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.
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 3½ km east of Rowan House.
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 4½ km northeast of Rowan House.
Rowan House
- Type: Research
- Categories: building, office, and education
- Location: Christchurch City, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-43.54033° or 43° 32′ 25″ southLongitude
172.46144° or 172° 27′ 41″ eastOpen location code
4V8JFF56+VHOpenStreetMap ID
way 494655046OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
office=research
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