Yaldhurst is a semi-rural suburb on the western outskirts of Christchurch city. Frederick William Delamain, a settler and horse breeder, named a horse Yaldhurst after some stables in England. The area was named after the horse. The Yaldhurst Museum is a private museum specialising in displays of land vehicles and technology. Yaldhurst electorate extended over a larger rural area west of Christchurch from 1978 to 1996. Yaldhurst covers 12.11 km2.