Blenheim (N.Z.)
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Name (Latin)
Blenheim (N.Z.)
Other forms of name
Blenheim Borough (N.Z.)
Borough of Blenheim (N.Z.)
Waiharakeke (N.Z.)
nnaa Blenheim, N.Z
Coordinates
E173.958 E173.958 S041.512 S041.512 (nzggn )
Associated country
New Zealand
MARC
MARC
Sources of Information
- Beverley, A. The first hundred, 1969.
- Blenheim (N.Z.). Borough Council. Municipal accounts, 1967:t.p. (Borough of Blenheim)
- Discover New Zealand, 1994:p. 283 (Blenheim; situated ... [in] Marlborough District)
- Local government reorganisation, 1989:p. 117 (Marlborough District) p. 121 (Local authorities and districts to be abolished [include] Blenheim Borough)
- NZ placenames database (archived), July 6, 2010(Blenheim; town; lat: -41.5187; long: 173.9491)
- New Zealand gazetteer, via WWW, viewed on April 30, 2024:search for place names (Blenheim; feature type: town; location: 41.512S 173.958E; history/origin/meaning: settled from 1847, it became known as The Beaver, and later as Beavertown because frequent flooding forced the first surveyors 'to roost like beavers in a dam' on their bunks. When the province of Marlborough separated from Nelson, the settlement was named to honour the Duke of Marlborough's victory over the French and the Bavarians at the Battle of Blenheim in 1704; land district: Marlborough)
- The Salvation Army, 1984:t.p. (Blenheim)
- TheProw.org.nz WWW site, viewed on May 1, 2024:Blenheim, or The Beaver page (Blenheim and Picton formally gained their names when the Wairau was gazetted as the new province of Marlborough in 1859)
- Wikipedia WWW, viewed on April 30, 2024:Blenheim, New Zealand page (Blenheim (Māori: Waiharakeke) is the most populous town in the region of Marlborough, in the north east of the South Island of New Zealand)
- Beverley, A.The first hundred, 1969.