What is "wigram"

Wigram is a suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand. Technically called Wigram Park, the second half of its name is never used. The suburb lies close to the industrial estates of Sockburn and the satellite retail and residential zone of Hornby. It is seven kilometres to the west of the city centre.

Until 1993 Wigram was the home to one of the country's main Royal New Zealand Air Force bases, but this was closed after cutbacks in military spending. The Wigram Aerodrome still exists, and is now used by several private businesses. The airport has now been de-commissioned, and is now being subdivided for housing by Ngai Tahu under the name of Wigram Skies. The Canterbury Agricultural Park is located in Wigram.

Category:Suburbs of Christchurch

Wigram is a placename and surname.

• Wigram, a suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand
  • Wigram (New Zealand electorate), its electorate
  • Wigram Aerodrome, former Royal New Zealand Air Force base
    • Wigram Airfield Circuit, motor racing circuit there
    • Lady Wigram Trophy, trophy formerly awarded there
    • Wigram Museum, properly known as the Royal New Zealand Air Force Museum
    • Wigram Beer, brewery there

Wigram may also refer to:

• Baron Wigram, a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
• Wigram baronets, a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom

People named Wigram:

• Clive Wigram, 1st Baron Wigram (1873-1960), Private Secretary to the Sovereign
• George Wigram, that is George Vicesimus Wigram (1805 - 1879), English biblical scholar and theologian
• Sir Henry Wigram (1858-1934), New Zealand businessman for whom Wigram Aerodrome is named
• General Sir Kenneth Wigram (1875-1949), British Army officer
• Joseph Wigram, (1798–1867), British churchman, archdeacon of Surrey, archdeacon of Winchester and bishop of Rochester
• Lionel Wigram (cinema) (b. 1961), British film producer and screenplay writer
• Lionel Wigram (soldier) (1907-1944) British soldier
• Loftus Wigram, (1803-1889), British barrister, businessman and Conservative politician
• Neville Wigram, 2nd Baron Wigram, (born 1915), retired Lieutenant Colonel of the British Army
• Octavius Wigram, (1794–1878), English business man and ship owner, a member of Lloyds and Governor of the Royal Exchange Assurance Corporation
• Ralph Wigram (1890-1936), British government official
• Sir Robert Wigram, 1st Baronet (1744-1830), British merchant shipbuilder and politician
• William Ainger Wigram, (1872-1953), English Church of England priest and author

thumb|right|Wigram electorate boundaries used since the Wigram is a New Zealand parliamentary electorate, returning one Member of Parliament to the House of Representatives of New Zealand. The current MP for Wigram is Megan Woods. She took over this position from Jim Anderton, who had held this position from 1996 until 2011.