Wimbledon, New Zealand
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Wimbledon is a locality in Tararua District
, New Zealand
. It is located on the former SH 52 between Waipukurau
and Masterton
. It is 21 km from Weber
, 9 km from Herbertville
on the coast, and 11 km inland from Cape Turnagain
. The Waikopiro Stream runs into the Wainui River
at Wimbledon.
Wimbledon has a war memorial and once had a school, but now consists of a few houses and a tavern.
Tararua District
The Tararua District lies near the south-east corner of New Zealand's North Island. Created in 1989, it was named after the Tararua Range, which forms much of its western boundary. It has a population of and an area of 4,360.56 km²....
, New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
. It is located on the former SH 52 between Waipukurau
Waipukurau
Waipukurau , also known as Ypuk, is the largest town in the Central Hawke's Bay District on the east coast of the North Island of New Zealand. It is located 50 kilometres southwest of Hastings on the banks of the Tukituki River....
and Masterton
Masterton
Masterton is a large town and local government district in the Wellington Region of New Zealand. It is the largest town in the Wairarapa, a region separated from Wellington by the Rimutaka ranges...
. It is 21 km from Weber
Weber, New Zealand
Weber is a hamlet situated 28 km south-east of Dannevirke and 23 km WNW of Herbertville, on the east coast of New Zealand. It is about 5 km south of Waipatiki. Weber was named after the German born surveyor Charles H. Weber who died during a surveying project near Woodville in 1886...
, 9 km from Herbertville
Herbertville
Herbertville is a small settlement on the eastern coast of the lower Hawkes Bay area. The large promontory just north is Cape Turnagain. So named by Captain Cook who used the location as a well remembered point where he turn his ship and retraced his steps. At the turn of the century Herberville...
on the coast, and 11 km inland from Cape Turnagain
Cape Turnagain
Cape Turnagain is a prominent headland on the east coast of New Zealand's North Island, part way between Hawke Bay and Cook Strait, between the mouths of the Porangahau and Akitio Rivers.The cape was named by Captain James Cook in 1769...
. The Waikopiro Stream runs into the Wainui River
Wainui River
Wainui River is the name of four rivers in New Zealand. There are also several streams in New Zealand called Wainui Stream. Furthermore, several other New Zealand rivers have names starting in "Wainui-", and some of these are colloquially known as "The Wainui River"...
at Wimbledon.
Wimbledon has a war memorial and once had a school, but now consists of a few houses and a tavern.