Hillsborough | |
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 Part of the industrial area of Hillsborough as viewed from the Port Hills | |
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| Coordinates: 43°33′38″S 172°40′18″E / 43.56056°S 172.67167°E | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| City | Christchurch |
| Local authority | Christchurch City Council |
| Electoral ward |
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| Community board | Waihoro Spreydon-Cashmere-Heathcote |
| Area | |
| • Land | 164 ha (405 acres) |
| Population (June 2023)[3] | |
| • Total | 2,500 |
| St Martins | Opawa | Woolston |
| Huntsbury |
  Hillsborough  |
Ferrymead |
| (Port Hills) | Heathcote Valley |
Hillsborough is a mixed industrial and residential suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand, located approximately 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) to the south-east of the city centre.
The area was first owned by Edward Garland, who initially called it Broomfield Farm after settling the land with his wife Annie in 1854.[4] Garland grazed cattle on the low-lying land south of the Ōpāwaho / Heathcote River, and sheep on the slopes of the Port Hills.[5] It is unclear when the farm was given the name Hillsborough, however the name Broomfield eventually fell into disuse as the area developed.[6] By the area's integration into greater Christchurch in 1945, the name Hillsborough was exclusively used. Despite this, the area's early history is still reflected in some street names, with a main thoroughfare of the suburb – Garlands Road – named for the Garland family and following the route of their original driveway.[7][8]
The suburb's residential and industrial areas are largely divided, with much of the land around the base of the Port Hills in the suburb's south zoned industrial and residential areas further north, near the Ōpāwaho.[5] The area around the base of the hills has long been used for industrial purposes, and was formerly occupied by multiple brickworks.[9]
- ^ "Wards, Councillors and Community Boards map". ccc.govt.nz. Christchurch City Council. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
- ^ "2018 Census place summaries: Hillsborough (Christchurch City)". www.stats.govt.nz. Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
- ^ "Population estimate tables - NZ.Stat". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
- ^ Garland, F. R. (1 January 1967). "[Descendants of Edward Garland and Ann Brook who arrived in Lyttelton, New Zealand, 14th January 1854 in the Duke of Portland] / compiled by F.R. Garland". National Library of New Zealand. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
- ^ a b Ogilvie 2009, p. 162.
- ^ Harper, Margaret (20 February 2014). "Christchurch Place Names: A – M" (PDF). Christchurch City Libraries. p. 115. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
- ^ Harper, Margaret (20 February 2014). "Christchurch Street Names: F – G" (PDF). Christchurch City Libraries. p. 68. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
- ^ "Hillsborough Joined The Greater Christchurch – 1st April 1945". Discover The Delights Of Peeling Back History. 1 April 1945. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
- ^ Ogilvie 2009, pp. 164f.