Shirley, New Zealand

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Suburb: Shirley
City: Christchurch
Island: South Island
Surrounded by:
 to the north Marshland
 to the east Burwood, Avondale
 to the south Dallington, St Albans
 to the west Mairehau

Shirley is a suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand, on the north side of the city. Comprised mostly of 1950-70s housing, it also has a large shopping mall called "The Palms", the Shirley Golf Course, and Shirley Boys' High School, which opened in September 1957. It is famous for state housing which compromises roughly 80-90% of the area.


[edit] Name Origin


“Mr L. F. Buxton tells me that Shirley was named after his late father Joseph Shirley Buxton, and was applied to a large area of land owned by him. The area in question has recently been subdivided, but the name is now applied to a much larger district. Such an explanation is most valuable, as the personal side of the matter would soon be forgotten. Shirley in this case may be a family name, or a reminiscence of a once-famous novel, or a place-name in England – it is hard to say which”.
OR
Named after Mrs Susannah Buxton, née Shirley. On her deathbed she asked her son to gift land to the Methodists to build a church. Her wish was carried out and the Shirley Methodist Church was named after her. The suburb eventually became known as Shirley after the church.
From:The Press, 12 January 1924, p 11

Source: http://library.christchurch.org.nz/Heritage/PlaceNames/ChristchurchPlaceNames.pdf

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