what district is selwyn in
Selwyn is a village in the Selwyn District of Canterbury, New Zealand.It was laid out in the 1860s for a population of 2,000 people, but it currently has very few houses.ts successor bridge now carries State Highway 1 traffic, which crosses the railway line in Selwyn; initially, two right angle bends were provided, later to be replaced by a sweeping S-bend. Selwyn is 37 kilometres (23 mi) south-west of Christchurch, and 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) north-east of Dunsandel.