Maryhill, New Zealand

Maryhill

Location of Maryhill within Dunedin's main urban area

Maryhill is a residential suburb of the New Zealand city of Dunedin. It is located on a ridge to the southwest of the central city between the suburbs of Mornington, Kenmure, and Caversham. The smaller suburb of Balaclava lies immediately to its west. Maryhill is believed to take its name from a district in the city of Glasgow in Scotland, where many of the early settlers of the suburb originated. In this regard it is unusual among Dunedin suburbs, many of which are named for suburbs of Edinburgh - Maryhill and the nearby Little Paisley are the only suburbs named for Glaswegian locations, and the latter is an old name rarely used today. A second theory is that Maryhill was named in honour of Mary, the wife of early Dunedin settler John Bathgate.^[1]

The main road in Maryhill is Glenpark Avenue, which runs south from a series of small streets which connect it with Mailer Street Mornington. At its southern end, it links with a tortuous zig-zag road, Lancefield Street, which leads to the suburb of Caversham. Several roads cross Glenpark Avenue; notable among them are Maryhill Terrace and Glen Road. These connect with Caversham at The Glen, in Maryhill's southwestern corner. Elgin Road, which runs parallel with Glenpark Avenue and lies at roughly the border of Maryhill, Mornington, and Kenmure, forms a major access road at Maryhill's western edge. This route links with Mailer Street and Kenmure Road at its northernmost point, and with Mornington Road at its southern end.

Little Paisley is an old name for an area close to the boundary of Maryhill and Mornington, between the top of Glen Road and Eglinton Road close to Dunedin Southern Cemetery. It gained this name in the early years of Dunedin's settlement, as its main industry was weaving. The name is rarely used today.

Maryhill was connected from 1855 to 1955 to the Dunedin cable tramway system via the Maryhill Extension. The line, which followed Glenpark Avenue from Mornington, was perfectly straight, and was sometimes referred to as The Big Dipper because of its undulating course.

Maryhill's notable residents have included writer and publisher Sir Alfred Hamish Reed.

Balaclava

Balaclava, named for the Crimean War battle, is a small residential suburb lying close to the southern end of Elgin Road, and in the streets which branch off it. It is linked to Kenmure and the Kaikorai Valley by Barr Street, and with Lookout Point by Mornington Road.

References

↑ This latter theory is preferred by A.W. Reed in his book Place names of New Zealand. Wellington: A.H. & A.W. Reed (1975).

Suburbs of Dunedin

Central city	Central Dunedin City Rise Dunedin North The Exchange Fernhill

Main urban area - north	Balmacewen Burkes Dalmore The Gardens Glenleith Leith Valley Liberton Maia Maori Hill Mount Mera Normanby North East Valley Opoho Pine Hill Prospect Park Ravensbourne St Leonards Wakari Woodhaugh

Main urban area - east	(Otago Harbour) Challis The Cove Grants Braes Highcliff Vauxhall Waverley

Main urban area - south	Andersons Bay Corstorphine Forbury Kensington Kew Musselburgh Ocean Grove (Tomahawk) St Clair St Kilda Shiel Hill South Dunedin Southern Endowment Sunshine Tahuna Tainui

Main urban area - west	Abbotsford Balaclava Belleknowes Bradford Brockville Burnside Caversham Calton Hill Concord The Glen Glenross Green Island Halfway Bush Helensburgh Kaikorai Kaikorai Valley Kenmure Littlebourne Little Paisley Lookout Point Maryhill Mornington Roslyn Sunnyvale

Surrounding districts	Aramoana Brighton Broad Bay Careys Bay Company Bay Evansdale Fairfield Harington Point Macandrew Bay Mosgiel Ocean View Otakou Port Chalmers Portobello Pukehiki Roseneath Sawyers Bay Waitati Waldronville Wingatui

Coordinates: 45°53′18″S 170°28′46″E / 45.8884°S 170.4794°E / -45.8884; 170.4794

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