The Brook

The Brook is one of the suburbs of Nelson, New Zealand. It lies to the south of Nelson and is the location of the Brook Waimārama Sanctuary, a conservation project at the head of the Brook Valley.

Photo: Pseudopanax, Public domain.

Type: Suburb with 2,080 residents
Description: suburb of Nelson, New Zealand
Also known as: “The Brook, Nelson”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Fairfield Cemetery and St Mary’s Church.

Fairfield Cemetery

Park

Photo: Beano09photos, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Fairfield Cemetery is a park.

Christ Church Cathedral is an Anglican cathedral church at 1 Trafalgar Square, Nelson, New Zealand. The cathedral serves as the seat for the Bishop of Nelson, currently Steve Maina, and is the mother church for the Diocese of Nelson of the Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nelson East and Nelson South.

Nelson East

Quarter

Nelson East is an inner suburb of Nelson, New Zealand. As its name suggests, it lies to the east of Nelson city centre, along the banks of the Maitai River between the city centre and Maitai.

Nelson South

Quarter

Nelson South is an inner suburb of Nelson, New Zealand. It lies to the southwest of Nelson city centre, between it and Bishopdale, close to the foot of The Grampians.

Maitai

Suburb

Maitai is an inner suburb of Nelson, New Zealand. It lies at the eastern edge of Nelson city centre, immediately to the south of The Wood, on the northern bank of the Maitai River.

The Brook

Category: locality
Location: Nelson City, Nelson, Nelson Bays, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude

-41.28653° or 41° 17′ 12″ south

Longitude

173.29059° or 173° 17′ 26″ east

Population

2,080

Open location code

4VCMP77R+96

OpenStreetMap ID

node 7747596311

OpenStreetMap feature

place=suburb

Wikidata ID

Q16847271

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Turkish—“The Brook” goes by many names.

Dutch: “The Brook”
Turkish: “The Brook”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: The Wood and Toi Toi.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Brook Park and Seymour Avenue Bridge.

Nelson Bays: Must-Visit Destinations

Worth a closer look: Abel Tasman National Park and Nelson Lakes National Park.

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