Foxhill (New Zealand)
| Foxhill | ||
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| Coordinates | 41 ° 26 ′ S , 172 ° 58 ′ E | |
| Region ISO | NZ-TAS | |
| Country |
 New Zealand
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| region | Tasman | |
| District | Tasman District | |
| Ward | Lakes-Murchison Ward | |
| Residents | few | |
| height | 135 m | |
| Post Code | 7095 | |
| Telephone code | +64 (0) 3 | |
Foxhill is a small settlement in the Tasman District on the South Island of New Zealand .
Origin of name
The place name was given by an English settler who named the place after his family's farm in England.
geography
The settlement around 8 km southwest of Wakefield on the left bank of the Wai-iti River . The New Zealand State Highway 6 , which divides the place into two parts, connects it with Nelson, which is around 33 km northeast . Foxhill , lying on both sides of State Highway 6 , goes in its continuation in the northeast in Wai-iti in the southwest and Belgrove .
history
Foxhill received a rail connection to Nelson through the first section of the Nelson Section, which was opened in 1876 . After several extensions to the Gowan Bridge , the line was finally closed on September 3, 1955 and then dismantled.
The place is known for the fact that nuclear physicist Ernest Rutherford, who was born in neighboring Brightwater , grew up in Foxhill and attended the local elementary school. His former school is dedicated to his memory as " Rutherford Memorial Hall ".
Attractions
The New Zealand Historic Places Trust has registered two monuments in the area:
- House of Mrs. Price on State Highway 6 lying.
- St. Luke's Anglican Church
literature
- Helga Neubauer: Foxhill . In: The New Zealand Book . 1st edition. NZ Visitor Publications , Nelson 2003, ISBN 1-877339-00-8 , pp. 1011 .
Individual evidence
- ^ A b Neubauer: Foxhill . In: The New Zealand Book . 2003, p. 1011 .
- ↑ Topo250 maps . Land Information New Zealand , accessed June 5, 2017 .
- ^ The Nelson Railway .... to nowhere. Retrieved January 20, 2013
- ^ House (Miss Price). Historic Place Category 2. In: New Zealand Heritage List / Rārangi Kōrero . Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga , November 25, 1982, accessed September 25, 2019 .
- ↑ St Luke's Anglican Church (Former). Historic Place Category 2. In: New Zealand Heritage List / Rārangi Kōrero . Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga , November 25, 1982, accessed September 25, 2019 .