Kempton Substation

Kempton Substation is an electrical substation in South Wairarapa District, Greater Wellington. Kempton Substation is situated near the hospital Five Rivers Medical Centre, as well as near the park Arbor Reserve.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Kuranui College and Cobblestones Museum.

Kuranui College

School

Photo: Radiogaga1984, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Kuranui College is a state co-educational secondary day school for the South Wairarapa located in Greytown, New Zealand. The college opened in February 1960 to replace the four district high schools in Greytown, Featherston, Martinborough, and Carterton. Kuranui College is situated 240 metres southeast of Kempton Substation.

Cobblestones Museum

Museum

Photo: Pseudopanax, Public domain.

Cobblestones is a Heritage Village in Greytown, New Zealand. Centred around the original historic Hastwell stables and existing cobblestone courtyard used by stage coaches travelling between Masterton and Wellington. Cobblestones Museum is situated 1 km northeast of Kempton Substation.

Cobblestone Museum Colonial Cottage

Historic building

Photo: Bruce Kirk, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Cobblestone Museum Colonial Cottage is a historic building, which is situated 1 km northeast of Kempton Substation.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Greytown and Pāpāwai.

Greytown

Town

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Greytown, is a rural town in the South Wairarapa District in the lower North Island of New Zealand. It is 77 km by road north-east of Wellington and 24 km southwest of Masterton, travelling via State Highway 2.

Pāpāwai

Hamlet

Pāpāwai is a historic settlement and marae located near Greytown, New Zealand. In the late 19th century, the marae was an important site of Te Kotahitanga, the Māori parliament movement. Pāpāwai is situated 3½ km east of Kempton Substation.