Leithfield

Leithfield
Leithfield
Coordinates: 43°12′S 172°44′E / 43.200°S 172.733°E / -43.200; 172.733
Area^[1]
• Total	456.6676 km² (176.3203 sq mi)
Population (2006)^[2]
• Total	2,385
• Density	5.2/km² (14/sq mi)

Leithfield is a small town in north Canterbury, New Zealand. It is on State Highway 1, five kilometres south of Amberley and 42 kilometres north of Christchurch. The Leithfield area consists of two semi-distinct areas, Leithfield Beach to the east of State Highway 1 and Leithfield Village adjacent to and immediately to the west of State Highway 1.

Though Leithfield has the second largest and second fastest growing population (2385 at 2006 NZ Census) in the Hurunui District, its regional importance is behind that of Amberley with its wine industry and the tourist centre of Hanmer Springs. This is due in large part to its proximity to the district centre at Amberley. Despite this proximity, the Leithfield community supports a school, library, summer swimming pool, and many small businesses.

Notes

Towns in the Hurunui District, Canterbury, New Zealand

Main Towns	Amberley (seat) Cheviot Culverden Hanmer Springs Waiau Waipara

Minor towns	Domett Greta Valley Hawarden Leithfield Motunau Omihi Parnassus Rotherham Waikari

Localities	Amberley Beach Balcairn Balmoral Beckenham Hills Blythe Valley Boyle Village Broomfield Caverhill Claverley Conway Flat Davaar Engineers Camp Ferniehurst Glasnevin Gore Bay Hawkswood Horsley Down Hurunui Hundalee Lake Sumner Leamington Leithfield Beach Lewis Pass Marble Point Masons Flat Medbury Mina Motunau Beach Mount Lyford Mouse Point Napenape Nonoti Pahau Phoebe Port Robinson Pyramid Valley Scargill Spotswood Spye Teviotdale The Peaks Virginia Weka Pass

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