Hillsborough | |
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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 2024)[3] | |
• Total | 2,570 |
St Martins | Opawa | Woolston |
Huntsbury |
Hillsborough
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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]