Shirley (Christchurch)
New Zealand /
Canterbury /
Christchurch
World
/ New Zealand
/ Canterbury
/ Christchurch
World / New Zealand / Canterbury / Christchurch
suburb
Add category
Shirley is a suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand, on the north side of the city.
In the early years of the city this was farmland owned by the Buxtons, the suburb takes its name from Mrs John Buxton whose maiden name had been Shirley. On her death bed that her son should give a piece of land so that a church could be built. Mr Buxton did this. As soon as the building of the church got underway in 1868, the question of its name arose. Mrs John Buxton had been a Miss Shirley, and it was considered fitting that her dying request should be honoured by calling the church after her maiden name. The district took its name from the church at its centre.
In the early years of the city this was farmland owned by the Buxtons, the suburb takes its name from Mrs John Buxton whose maiden name had been Shirley. On her death bed that her son should give a piece of land so that a church could be built. Mr Buxton did this. As soon as the building of the church got underway in 1868, the question of its name arose. Mrs John Buxton had been a Miss Shirley, and it was considered fitting that her dying request should be honoured by calling the church after her maiden name. The district took its name from the church at its centre.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shirley,_New_Zealand
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 43°30'5"S 172°39'47"E
- Otatara 475 km
- Molesworth 2066 km
- Granton, TAS 2068 km
- St Leonards 2098 km
- Waverley 2098 km
- Prospect Vale 2104 km
- Trevallyn 2105 km
- Riverside 2111 km
- Spreyton 2173 km
- Don 2178 km
- Avonside [suburb] 2.4 km
- Clare Park [suburb] 2.8 km
- Merivale [suburb] 3.7 km
- Papanui [suburb] 3.8 km
- Parklands [suburb] 4.1 km
- North New Brighton [suburb] 4.2 km
- Redwood [suburb] 4.8 km
- Northwood Housing Estate 6.1 km
- Bottle Lake Forest Park 6.1 km
- Belfast [suburb] 6.5 km