Bancroft Reserve

Bancroft Reserve is a park in Christchurch City, Canterbury. Bancroft Reserve is situated nearby to the park Evergreen Reserve, as well as near the sports venue Pūkeko Centre.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Parklands Library and Queen Elizabeth II Park.

Parklands Library

Library

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Parklands Library is situated 450 metres southeast of Bancroft Reserve.

Queen Elizabeth II Stadium was a multi-use stadium in Christchurch, New Zealand, located in a large park called Queen Elizabeth II Park. The stadium had a capacity of 25,000 people and was built in 1973 to host the 1974 British Commonwealth Games, with a temporary 10,000 seat western stand erected for that event to take the capacity to 35,000.

Shirley Boys‘ High School

School

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Shirley Boys' High School, also known as SBHS, is a single-sex state secondary school in Christchurch, New Zealand. It was originally situated on a six-hectare site in the suburb of Shirley, but in April 2019 moved, along with Avonside Girls' High School, further east to the former QEII Park, 8.6 kilometres from the city centre. Shirley Boys‘ High School is situated 2 km south of Bancroft Reserve.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Parklands and Waimairi Beach.

Parklands

Suburb

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Parklands is a suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand. It is located north east of the city centre near Bottle Lake Forest. The area between Burwood Hospital and Waimairi Golf Club was occupied by a brickworks established by John Brightling.

Waimairi Beach

Suburb

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Waimairi Beach is a suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand. It is located north-east of the city. It is east of Parklands and north of North New Brighton.

North New Brighton

Suburb

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North New Brighton is a suburb on the northern side of Christchurch city. It was originally known as North Beach and was readily accessible from Christchurch city by tram.

Bancroft Reserve

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

-43.47905° or 43° 28′ 45″ south

Longitude

172.70311° or 172° 42′ 11″ east

Open location code

4V8JGPC3+96

OpenStreetMap ID

way 563149024

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=park

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Evergreen Reserve and Pūkeko Centre.

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