St Albans (Christchurch)
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St Albans is one of Christchurch, New Zealand's largest suburbs. It is a short walk from the central city. To the east of St Albans is Shirley and to the west is Fendalton. Originally a working-class settlement, it was a separate borough from 1881 until 1903 when it became part of Christchurch City. St Albans was named after George Dickinson’s farm, which lay to the south of the St Albans Creek. He had called his farm ‘St Albans’ in memory of his cousin Harriet Mellon, an actress, who had become the Duchess of St Albans. The suburb is inside the Christchurch Central electorate and is represented by Brendon Burns, who has been the MP since the 2008 election. The suburb was not significantly damaged in the 2010 Canterbury earthquake. Lots of chimneys came down but only few complete houses. In the February 22nd, 2011 earthquake the suburb was hit hard. Many houses, supermarkets, and shops were significantly damaged with a lot ending in total demolition.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Albans,_New_Zealand
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Coordinates: 43°30'6"S 172°37'44"E
- Otatara 473 km
- St Leonards 2095 km
- Waverley 2095 km
- Ravenswood 2097 km
- Prospect Vale 2101 km
- Trevallyn 2103 km
- Riverside 2108 km
- East Devonport 2168 km
- Spreyton 2170 km
- Don 2175 km
- Papanui [suburb] 1.3 km
- Merivale [suburb] 1.6 km
- Redwood [suburb] 3.5 km
- Avonside [suburb] 3.8 km
- Northwood Housing Estate 4.9 km
- Clare Park [suburb] 5 km
- Belfast [suburb] 6.1 km
- Parklands [suburb] 6.5 km
- North New Brighton [suburb] 7 km
- Bottle Lake Forest Park 7.8 km
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