Foxton
Foxton is a town in the Manawatū-Whanganui region of New Zealand - on the lower west coast of the North Island, in the Horowhenua district, 30 km southwest of Palmerston North and just north of Levin.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Town with 3,330 residents
- Description: town in New Zealand
- Also known as: “Foxton, New Zealand”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Te Awahou Nieuwe Stroom and Foxton Primary School.
Te Awahou Nieuwe Stroom
Museum
Photo: Arjanvanderboon, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Te Awahou Nieuwe Stroom is a multi-cultural, multi-purpose visitor and community hub in Foxton, in the southern part of New Zealand's North Island. The facility hosts some 150,000 users annually - to visit the Māori and Dutch museums, the library or the community rooms, the gallery or the heritage room.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Foxton Beach and Poroutawhao.
Foxton Beach
Town
Photo: Podzemnik, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Foxton Beach is a small settlement in the Horowhenua District of the Manawatū-Whanganui region of New Zealand's North Island. It is located on the South Taranaki Bight at the mouth of the Manawatū River, 35 kilometres southwest of Palmerston North, and six kilometres west of Foxton. Foxton Beach is situated 5 km west of Foxton.
Poroutawhao
Hamlet
Poroutawhao is a small rural settlement in the Horowhenua District of New Zealand's North Island. It is located just north-west of Levin on State Highway 1. Poroutawhao is situated 9 km south of Foxton.
Himatangi
Locality
Himatangi is a small settlement in the Manawatū-Whanganui region of New Zealand's North Island. It is located at the junction of State Highways 1 and 56, 25 kilometres west of Palmerston North, and seven kilometres east of the coastal settlement of Himatangi Beach. Himatangi is situated 10 km north of Foxton.
Foxton
- Category: locality
- Location: Horowhenua, Manawatū–Whanganui, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-40.473° or 40° 28′ 23″ southLongitude
175.28221° or 175° 16′ 56″ eastPopulation
3,330Elevation
8 metres (26 feet)Named after
William FoxUnited Nations Location Code
NZ FOXOpen location code
4VFQG7GJ+QVOpenStreetMap ID
node 881718281OpenStreetMap feature
place=townGeoNames ID
2206369Wikidata ID
Q985095
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