Merivale

Merivale is a suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand. Its boundaries are defined by Statistics New Zealand as being Leinster Road to the north, Papanui Road to the east, Harper Avenue to the south and Rossall Sreet to the west, although Real Estate advertising often will claim residences outside this area, especially St Albans to the east of Papanui Rd, as being Merivale due to the perceived desirability of the area. Charlotte Jackson of Rugby arriv... more

Merivale is a suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand. Its boundaries are defined by Statistics New Zealand as being Leinster Road to the north, Papanui Road to the east, Harper Avenue to the south and Rossall Sreet to the west, although Real Estate advertising often will claim residences outside this area, especially St Albans to the east of Papanui Rd, as being Merivale due to the perceived desirability of the area. Charlotte Jackson of Rugby arrived in 1851 for her two rural sections which went from Merivale Lane to Aikmans Road and from Papanui Road to Boundary Road. She named the 100 acres block Merevale. Her brother-in-law, the Rev. Thomas Jackson, was the vicar of Merevale, near Atherstone in Warwickshire. Charlotte Jackson later sold the sections. In December 1859 she sold the northern 50 acres to Capt. T H Withers of Deptford, and in 1862 the southern 50 acres to William Sefton Moorhouse. Moorhouse build a magnificent home on Merevale farm of which half still stands today on... less