Churton Park is a suburb 1.5 km north of Johnsonville in Wellington, the capital city of New Zealand.

The Churton Park Community Centre, which is managed and staffed by Wellington City Council, is also located in the Village.

[8] The area of Churton Park near current Lakewood Avenue was originally a swamp[3] and has been recently developed into residential housing and a commercial shopping centre.

The micro-climate is only slightly different from that of Johnsonville, but is warmer and less windy than Wellington due to being sheltered from the southerly winds that come from the Cook Strait.

It rarely snows, but during winter 2011 snowfalls briefly shut down buses and closed roads, causing some students and workers to stay home for a few days.

In 2006, and even more major renovations from 2019–2023, to help manage roll growth, the School Board proposed an amendment to the zoning policy/area.

[18] On 17 March 2009, Minister of Education Anne Tolley announced that a second primary school would be built in the area instead.

Tawa Flats All Luck Gold Mining Company shafts of 1881 included one now buried beneath Erlestoke Crescent.

The Route 1 connects Churton Park to Johnsonville, the city centre, Newtown and Island Bay.

A 2017 report said that a proposed commuter railway station near Churton Park on the Kapiti Line (and actually in Glenside) was too expensive.