Wimbledon, New Zealand

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. [cite book|title=Reed New Zealand Atlas|year=2004|id=ISBN 0-7900-0952-8|author=Peter Dowling (editor)|publisher=Reed Books|pages=map 50] [cite book|title=The Geographic Atlas of New Zealand|year=2005|id=ISBN 1-877333-20-4|author=Roger Smith, GeographX|publisher=Robbie Burton|pages=map 113]

Wimbledon has a war memorial and once had a school, [cite web|url=http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/media/photo/wimbledon-war-memorial|title=Wimbledon war memorial|publisher=New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage] but now consists of a few houses and a tavern. [ [http://watrc.wellington.net.nz/watrc-news/news-91-watrc-6-feb-2007.pdf Wellington Area Trail Riding Club newsletter] , Issue 91, 6 February 2007, page 4.]

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