Christchurch street and place names
This resource aims to give the origins of Christchurch street and place names.
Sources
Researched by Margaret Harper, Aotearoa New Zealand Centre, this information has come from published works, manuscripts, interviews and archives. All sources are acknowledged.
Notes
Definitive origins are not always possible and, as Christchurch evolved, the same street name was often used more than once. All known names and variants are listed.
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- Christchurch place names [924 KB]
- Christchurch street names A [269 KB]
- Christchurch street names B [521 KB]
- Christchurch street names C [659 KB]
- Christchurch street names D - E [450 KB]
- Christchurch street names F - G [478 KB]
- Christchurch street names H [441 KB]
- Christchurch street names I - K [360 KB]
- Christchurch street names L [261 KB]
- Christchurch street names M [486 KB]
- Christchurch street names N - O [272 KB]
- Christchurch street names P - Q [327 KB]
- Christchurch street names R [327 KB]
- Christchurch street names S [582 KB]
- Christchurch street names T - V [378 KB]
- Christchurch street names W - Z [430 KB]
- Lost Christchurch [509 KB]
- Miscellaneous [594 KB]
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