Islington, New Zealand
Suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Islington is a suburb on the western side of Christchurch city.
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Islington | |
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Coordinates: 43.541°S 172.509°E / -43.541; 172.509 | |
Country | New Zealand |
City | Christchurch |
Local authority | Christchurch City Council |
Electoral ward | Hornby |
Community board | Waipuna Halswell-Hornby-Riccarton |
Area | |
• Land | 178 ha (440 acres) |
Population (June 2023)[2] | |
• Total | 1,020 |
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The suburb is named after the London borough of Islington, perhaps because the borough had a market for cattle, while the Christchurch area had a freezing works opened in 1889.[3]
State Highway 1 and the Main South Line run past the southern side of Islington.[4] The suburb is home to a major electrical substation, which is also home to the main operations centre for the South Island's electrical grid.[5]