Stoke, New Zealand

Stoke is one of the suburbs of Nelson, New Zealand. It lies between Richmond and Tahunanui. Stoke has a population of around 7000. Stoke was voted 'Keep New Zealand Beautiful Peoples Choice Best Place in New Zealand' in 2010.

Contents 1 Main attractions 2 Literary Street Names 3 Schools 4 External links

Main attractions

Main attractions include:

• A sports ground known as Saxton's Field, which features softball, cricket, football, and hockey fields and also includes a court for netball. There is also an archery programme.
• Saxtons' stadium, where futsal, handball, basketball, table tennis and other indoor sports can be played.
• Isel Park.
• Monaco peninsula
• Nayland Park Pools - including a 50m heated swimming pool and a diving pool
• The Stoke Hand - A sculpture outside of the Stoke library.

Literary Street Names

A group of streets in Stoke have been named after famous literary figures. These streets lie between Main Road Stoke and Nayland Road, They include:

Kipling Crescent, Tennyson Crescent, Keats Crescent, Shelley Avenue, Marlowe Street, Browning Crescent, Dickens Street, Homer Street, Coleridge Place, Plus many more...

Schools

There are 4 Primary Schools in Stoke

• Stoke Primary School
• Nayland Primary School
• Birchwood Primary School
• Enner Glynn Primary School

There is one Intermediate School in Stoke

• Broadgreen Intermediate School

There is one Secondary School in Stoke

• Nayland College.
• a Catholic co-educational secondary school, Garin College, is slightly west of Stoke.

External links

• Map of Stoke