Brooklands
Brooklands is a suburb in the north of Nelson, New Zealand. It lies on State Highway 6 on the shore of Nelson Haven, between Atawhai and central Nelson. Nelson's largest cemetery, Wakapuaka Cemetery, is located in Brooklands.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Locality
- Description: suburb in the north of Nelson, New Zealand
- Also known as: “Brooklands, Nelson”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Trafalgar Park and Founders Heritage Park.
Trafalgar Park
Stadium
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Trafalgar Park is a sports ground located beside the Central Business District of Nelson, in New Zealand's South Island. The stadium has a capacity of 18,000, following upgrades completed for the 2011 Rugby World Cup.
Founders Heritage Park
Museum
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Founders Heritage Park is a museum in Nelson, New Zealand, housing a number of groups with historical themes, including transport. A short heritage railway line is operated by the Nelson Railway Society.
Wakapuaka Cemetery
Cemetery
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Wakapuaka Cemetery is a cemetery located in Brooklands, Nelson, New Zealand. "Wakapuaka" is Māori for "heaps of aka leaves".
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Port Nelson and The Wood.
Port Nelson
Quarter
Port Nelson, as its name suggests, is the main port area of Nelson, New Zealand. It lies to the northwest of Nelson city centre, to the north of Washington Valley, at the southern end of Nelson Haven.
The Wood
Suburb
The Wood is a suburb of Nelson, New Zealand. It lies just to the north-east of the city centre and adjoins it. The suburb incorporates Botanical Reserve, a section of Nelson's town belt that includes the trigonometrical geographic centre of New Zealand, Botanical Hill.
Atawhai
Suburb
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Atawhai is a suburb of Nelson, New Zealand. It lies north of Nelson and is the location of Wakapuaka Cemetery, a burial place since 1861. It also has a coastline on Nelson Haven and access to Boulder Bank from State Highway 6. Atawhai is situated 2½ km northeast of Brooklands.
Brooklands
- Category: human settlement
- Location: Nelson City, Nelson, Nelson Bays, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Brooklands” goes by many names.
- Russian: “Бруклендс”
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Highlights include Nelson Haven and Miyazu Japanese Gardens.
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