Wakefield is a settlement in the Tasman District of New Zealand's South Island, located about 25km south west of Nelson. The settlement began in 1843 as Pitfure, but the name was changed to Wakefield a short time later. It may have been named after the birthplace of one of its original settlers, who was from Wakefield in Yorkshire. It may have also been named after Captain Arthur Wakefield, who led the expedition that first established Nelson City and Province. Arthur Wakefield was killed in the Wairau Affray, which may have helped confirm the change of name from Pitfure to Wakefield.
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| - Wakefield, New Zealand (en)
- Wakefield (Neuseeland) (de)
- Wakefield (Nouvelle-Zélande) (fr)
- Wakefield (Nieuw-Zeeland) (nl)
- Wakefield (Nowa Zelandia) (pl)
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| - Wakefield, auch Wakefield Village genannt, ist ein Ort im Tasman District auf der Südinsel von Neuseeland. (de)
- Wakefield est une localité située dans l’Île du Sud de la Nouvelle-Zélande. (fr)
- Wakefield is een kleine Nieuw-Zeelandse gemeenschap, ongeveer 25 kilometer ten zuidwesten van Nelson boven in het Zuidereiland. Het is gevestigd in 1843 en het werd oorspronkelijk Pitfure genoemd. De naam werd echter snel veranderd in Wakefield. Volgens een geschiedschrijver is de plaats vernoemd naar de plaats Wakefield in Yorkshire. Anderen beweren dat de plaats vernoemd is naar kapitein de expeditieleider die de stad Nelson heeft gesticht. In Wakefield is er een kleine krant genaamd 'the Wakefield Village News', deze komt maandelijks uit.
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- Wakefield – miasto w Nowej Zelandii, w północnej części Wyspy Południowej, w regionie Tasman. Według spisu ludności z 5 marca 2013 roku populacja miasta wynosiła 2103 mieszkańców. Wakiefield położone jest około 14 km na południowy zachód od Richmond. Przez miasto przepływa . (pl)
- Wakefield is a settlement in the Tasman District of New Zealand's South Island, located about 25km south west of Nelson. The settlement began in 1843 as Pitfure, but the name was changed to Wakefield a short time later. It may have been named after the birthplace of one of its original settlers, who was from Wakefield in Yorkshire. It may have also been named after Captain Arthur Wakefield, who led the expedition that first established Nelson City and Province. Arthur Wakefield was killed in the Wairau Affray, which may have helped confirm the change of name from Pitfure to Wakefield. (en)
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| - Edward St, the main street of Wakefield (en)
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| - Wakefield, auch Wakefield Village genannt, ist ein Ort im Tasman District auf der Südinsel von Neuseeland. (de)
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