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Belfast
Northern Christchurch suburb that was for a long time a separate town. It developed when Canterbury’s first meat-freezing works were built there in 1883.
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Meaning of place name
Named after Belfast in Northern Ireland, a name which comes from bel or beul, meaning mouth or entrance and fearsad: sandbank.
Images and media for Belfast
Belfast war memorial