Wimbledon, New Zealand Explained

Wimbledon is a farming locality in the Tararua District, New Zealand. It is located on the former SH 52 between Waipukurau and Masterton. It is from Weber, from Herbertville on the coast, and inland from Cape Turnagain. The Waikopiro Stream runs into the Wainui River at Wimbledon.^{[1] [2]}

Wimbledon has a war memorial,^[3] a few farms and a tavern A heritage listed building built in 1886.^[4] The area is well known for sheep farming and for exotic breeds of sheep.^[5]

The locality was named after Wimbledon in England during the 1880s after a local resident shot a bullock while standing a considerable distance away. It was considered by onlookers to be a shot worthy of the rifle-shooting championships held in Wimbledon at the time.^[6]

References

-40.4667°N 207°W

Notes and References

1. Book: Reed New Zealand Atlas. 2004. 0-7900-0952-8. Peter Dowling . Reed Books. map 50.
2. Book: The Geographic Atlas of New Zealand. 2005. 1-877333-20-4. Roger Smith, GeographX. Robbie Burton. map 113.
3. Web site: Wimbledon war memorial . New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage . https://web.archive.org/web/20081202125956/http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/media/photo/wimbledon-war-memorial . 2008-12-02 . live.
4. Web site: Tavern Hawkes Bay – Wimbledon Tavern . www.wimbledontavern.co.nz . 2017-06-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150113113434/http://www.wimbledontavern.co.nz/the-tavern . 2015-01-13 . dead.
5. Web site: Hundreds flock to Wimbledon for unique day on the farm . . en-NZ . 2016-10-03 . 2017-06-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161004072928/http://www.nzherald.co.nz/the-country/news/article.cfm?c_id=16&objectid=11721670 . 2016-10-04 . live.
6. Web site: Wimbledon . NZ History . https://web.archive.org/web/20180211194553/https://nzhistory.govt.nz/keyword/wimbledon . 2018-02-11 . live.