Brocklehurst, British Columbia
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Brocklehurst is a neighbourhood in the western area of Kamloops
, British Columbia
, Canada
. Brocklehurst is bordered by the Thompson River to the south, North Shore to the east, the Kamloops Airport to the west, and the Batchelor hills and Batchelor Heights aka Batchelor Hills
to the north. Brocklehurst, which briefly existed as a District Municipality in its own right from 1971 until amalgamtion with Kamloops in 1973, is the largest of the city's neighbourhoods, accounting for 16% of the city's population. The Brocklehurst area ( or Brock ) as referred to by its residents, is the warmest and most hospitable of the micro climates in the city of Kamloops. There can be as much as a 4 degree celsius increase from Brock, to Aberdeen all with in the city of Kamloops.
Kamloops, British Columbia
Kamloops is a city in south central British Columbia, at the confluence of the two branches of the Thompson River and near Kamloops Lake. It is the largest community in the Thompson-Nicola Regional District and the location of the regional district's offices. The surrounding region is more commonly...
, British Columbia
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
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Canada
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. Brocklehurst is bordered by the Thompson River to the south, North Shore to the east, the Kamloops Airport to the west, and the Batchelor hills and Batchelor Heights aka Batchelor Hills
Batchelor Hills
Batchelor Hills is a neighbourhood of the city of Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada. Its name derives from that of Batchelor Hill, a local landmark named for Owen Salisbury Batchelor, an early settler, prospector and rancher who lived in the area....
to the north. Brocklehurst, which briefly existed as a District Municipality in its own right from 1971 until amalgamtion with Kamloops in 1973, is the largest of the city's neighbourhoods, accounting for 16% of the city's population. The Brocklehurst area ( or Brock ) as referred to by its residents, is the warmest and most hospitable of the micro climates in the city of Kamloops. There can be as much as a 4 degree celsius increase from Brock, to Aberdeen all with in the city of Kamloops.