Upper Riccarton, Christchurch — Area Guide & Where to Stay

What are the main landmarks in Upper Riccarton?

Two churches carry the record. Our Lady of Victories Church and St Ninian's Church of Riccarton are the listed addresses inside Upper Riccarton, and between them they account for everything the Canterbury heritage lists say about the suburb. One name points at Riccarton.

Riccarton itself lies due east of Upper Riccarton, and a visitor after more than two church doors will keep moving toward Christchurch.

What is the history of Upper Riccarton?

No year is set against it. Upper Riccarton reaches the record as a suburb of Christchurch rather than as a settlement with its own charter, and even its name is held in common with the Riccarton it sits west of. Two church names survive.

Our Lady of Victories Church and St Ninian's Church of Riccarton are the only fixed points the heritage register hands the suburb, which leaves the rest of the story to Christchurch and Canterbury.

Where is Upper Riccarton?

Upper Riccarton occupies the ground due west of Riccarton, a stretch of Christchurch in Canterbury that the record gives no river or hill.