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 21 kilometres (13 mi) from Weber, 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) from Herbertville on the coast, and 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) 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]
- ^ Peter Dowling, ed. (2004). Reed New Zealand Atlas. Reed Books. pp. map 50. ISBN 0-7900-0952-8.
- ^ Roger Smith, GeographX (2005). The Geographic Atlas of New Zealand. Robbie Burton. pp. map 113. ISBN 1-877333-20-4.
- ^ "Wimbledon war memorial". New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Archived from the original on 2 December 2008.
- ^ "Tavern Hawkes Bay – Wimbledon Tavern". www.wimbledontavern.co.nz. Archived from the original on 13 January 2015. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
- ^ "Hundreds flock to Wimbledon for unique day on the farm". The New Zealand Herald. 3 October 2016. Archived from the original on 4 October 2016. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
- ^ "Wimbledon". NZ History. Archived from the original on 11 February 2018.