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Islington, New Zealand

Islington
Map
Coordinates: 43°32′28″S 172°30′32″E / 43.541°S 172.509°E / -43.541; 172.509
CountryNew Zealand
CityChristchurch
Local authorityChristchurch City Council
Electoral wardHornby
Community boardWaipuna Halswell-Hornby-Riccarton
Area
 • Land178 ha (440 acres)
Population
 (June 2024)[2]
 • Total
1,080
Yaldhurst Broomfield
Paparua
Islington
Hei Hei
Templeton Hornby

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.[3]

State Highway 1 and the Main South Line run past the southern side of Islington.[4] The suburb is home to a major electrical substation, which is also home to the main operations centre for the South Island's electrical grid.[5]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Area was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Aotearoa Data Explorer". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
  3. ^ "Christchurch Place Names: A – M : Islington" (PDF). Christchurch City Libraries. February 2016. p. 150.
  4. ^ Harriss, Gavin (April 2021). Islington, Canterbury (Map).
  5. ^ "HORNBY WARD PROFILE" (PDF). Christchurch City Council. February 2023.

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