# Abberley Park

Botanic · 2 ha

https://www.chch.live/park/1453-abberley-park

## Where it sits
Its centre falls inside [Saint Albans](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans), suburb membership is a centroid call, not a claim the whole park lies inside the outline.

Centre: [the pin on the map](https://www.chch.live/map?lat=-43.51381635264923&lon=172.62997071965808)

## More green in Saint Albans
- [English Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1717-english-park), Sports ground · 3 ha
- [Malvern Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1798-malvern-park), Sports ground · 3 ha
- [Rutland Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1177-rutland-reserve), 2 ha
- [St Albans Tennis Club](https://www.chch.live/park/1473-st-albans-tennis-club), Sports ground
- [Knowles Plantation](https://www.chch.live/park/1784-knowles-plantation)
- [Lewisham Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1225-lewisham-reserve)
- [Springfield Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1296-springfield-reserve)
- [Berwick Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1673-berwick-reserve)

## The register on this ground
Heritage-register places whose pin falls inside the park’s drawn outline, the pin is a point, not a boundary.
- [Abberley Park](https://www.chch.live/place/4)

## What’s built on this ground

A playground stands here, the register counts 23 pieces of play equipment (4 handrails, 3 ladders, 3 platforms, 2 slides, 2 sound plays, 2 swings, 1 panel, 1 steering wheel and 2 other kinds) plus 1 modular unit on 2 marked playground grounds, the highest rated fall 4 m.

Also on the register: 14 seats (11 seats and 3 benches) and 2 picnic tables.

The register’s commission dates run 2009 to 2017.

The register’s site tag names this park, and its pins stand inside the drawn outline, two views of the same ground.

## The plaques on this ground
Inscribed plaques whose pin stands inside the park’s drawn outline, the remembered names the register keeps here.
- [1990 Natural Heritage Projects Duplicate Entry](https://www.chch.live/plaque/36733-abberley-park), Abberley Park · 2009
- [In Memory of Roy Reed Accidentally Killed on Trentham](https://www.chch.live/plaque/36619-abberley-park), Abberley Park · 2009
- [New Zealand Centennial 1840-1940 Abberley Park](https://www.chch.live/plaque/36743-abberley-park), Abberley Park · 2009

## The reports on this ground
310 reports pinned inside the drawn outline, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place.
- [Playground Equipment](https://www.chch.live/report/9089898), [23 Abberley Crescent, St Albans, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/23-abberley-crescent)
- [Playground Equipment](https://www.chch.live/report/9005609), Abberley Park 15 Abberley Crescent, St Albans, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand
- [Public Toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/8794726), [23 Abberley Cres, Canterbury, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/23-abberley-crescent)
- [Playground Equipment](https://www.chch.live/report/8786123), [23 Abberley Cres, Canterbury, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/23-abberley-crescent)
- [Public Toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/8736888), Abberley Park 15 Abberley Crescent, St Albans, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand
- [Facility - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8692909), [23 Abberley Cres, Canterbury, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/23-abberley-crescent)
- [Pest / Vermin](https://www.chch.live/report/8616683), [57 Abberley Crescent, St Albans, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/57-abberley-crescent)
- [Public Toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/8603215), [23 Abberley Cres, Canterbury, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/23-abberley-crescent)
- [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8377920), [57 Abberley Crescent, St Albans, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/57-abberley-crescent)
- [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8359086), [59 Abberley Crescent, St Albans, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/59-abberley-crescent)
- [Public Toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/8259007), [15 Abberley Crescent, St Albans, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/15-abberley-crescent)
- [Playground Equipment](https://www.chch.live/report/8225571), [23 Abberley Cres, Canterbury, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/23-abberley-crescent)

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.51381635264923&lon=172.62997071965808

## Questions, answered briefly

**How big is Abberley Park?**

2 hectares by the layer’s own polygon.

**Where is Abberley Park?**

Its centre falls inside Saint Albans, a centroid call, not a claim the whole park lies inside the outline.

**What kind of place is Abberley Park?**

Botanic.

**Where does this record come from?**

Environment Canterbury’s open Parks layer, kind, size and suburb read straight from it.

Data: https://api.chch.live/park?id=1453 · layer refreshed 10 October 2026
