Linwood is an inner suburb of the city of Christchurch

Christchurch

Christchurch is the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the country's second-largest urban area after Auckland. It lies one third of the way down the South Island's east coast, just north of Banks Peninsula which itself, since 2006, lies within the formal limits of...

, New Zealand

New Zealand

New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...

. It lies to the East of the city centre

Christchurch Central City

Christchurch Central City is the geographical centre and the heart of Christchurch, New Zealand. It is defined as the area within the four avenues and thus includes the densely built up central city, some less dense surrounding areas of residential, educational and industrial usage, and green...

, mostly between Ferry Road and Linwood Avenue, two of the major arterial roads to the Eastern suburbs of Christchurch.

History

Linwood was given its name by Joseph Brittan, who purchased rural section 300 in Avonside and later added the adjacent rural section 301, in total 110 hectares (1.1 km²). He called the farm Linwood, as he was from Linwood, Hampshire

Linwood, Hampshire

Linwood is a hamlet in the New Forest National Park of Hampshire, England. Its nearest town is Ringwood, which lies approximateley 4.2 miles south-west from the village. The village has one pub, named the Red Shoot Inn and a trailer park....

. Brittan built Linwood House at 30 Linwood Avenue in 1857, which stood there until demolition following the February 2011 Christchurch earthquake.

Christchurch lacked an accessible port before the construction of the Lyttelton rail tunnel

Lyttelton rail tunnel

The Lyttelton Rail Tunnel, initially called the Moorhouse Tunnel, links the city of Christchurch with the port of Lyttelton in the Canterbury region of New Zealand’s South Island. It is the country’s oldest operational rail tunnel, and is on one of the first railway lines in the district...

 in 1867. This posed a significant problem for the fledgling city. A barge service along what is now Linwood Avenue was mooted prior to this tunnel but was never completed.

Linwood was the location for the Edmonds (baking powder) factory that featured on the front of the Edmonds Cookbook

Edmonds Cookbook

The Edmonds Cookery Book is the quintessential guide to traditional New Zealand cuisine. It was first published as The Sure to Rise Cookery Book in 1907 as a marketing tool by a manufacturer of baking powder, but it is now known as a Kiwi icon...

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Goods and Services

Linwood's commercial area is concentrated around the intersection of Linwood Avenue and Aldwins Road / Buckleys Road. Eastgate Mall, lies on the Eastern corner of this intersection.

Education

Local schools include:

• Linwood College
  Linwood College (New Zealand)
  Linwood College is a co-educational decile 2 secondary school in Linwood, a suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand.-History:Founded in the early 1950s, to cater for the secondary educational needs of a growing population in eastern Christchurch, then Linwood High School became one of New Zealand's...
  
  
• Linwood Intermediate
• Linwood Avenue Primary School
• Linwood North School
  Linwood North School
  Linwood North School is a co-ed Primary school. The school was establish in 1908. It is situated on the corner of Woodham Road and Rowcliffe Crescent in North Linwood. In 2008 the school celebrated their CCentennial....