Wigram

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Suburb:	Wigram
City:	Christchurch
Island:	South Island
Surrounded by:	-
to the north	Sockburn
to the east	Sockburn
to the south	Westlake
to the west	Hornby, New Zealand

For other uses, see Wigram (disambiguation).

Wigram is a suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand. Technically called Wigram Park, the second half of its name is rarely if ever heard. The suburb lies close to the industrial estates of Sockburn and the satellite retail and residential zone of Hornby. It is seven kilometres to the west of the city centre.

Until 1993 Wigram was the home to one of the country's main air force bases, but this was closed after cutbacks in military spending. The Wigram Aerodrome still exists, and is now used by several private businesses.